TUCUMAN, or

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• SAN

SAN

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• MIGUEL, MARIA EVARIST (1802–1866)

MIGUEL DE TUCUMAN  , a city of Argentina, capital of the province of Tucuman, on the right bank of the Sall, or Dulce river, 78o m. by rail N.W. of Buenos Aires, in lat . 26° 50' S., long . 64° 35' W . Pop . (1895), 34,305; (1904, estimated) 55,000 . The climate is warm and enervating, with no great seasonal variation during the year except in the rainfall, which falls almost wholly between September and April . The temperature averages about 67°, with a maximum of 104° . Malarial diseases, especially " churho " (fever and ague), are common . Tucuman is laid out in regular squares, and still retains many of its old characteristics, low buildings enclosing large courts (patios), with large rooms, thick walls, and tile roofs . The more noteworthy edifices and institutions of Tucuman are the " matriz " church, Merced church, cabildo, national college, normal school, the Belgrano theatre, hospital, public library, courts of justice, post office, and sundry charitable institutions . Tucuman was founded in 1565 by Diego Villaruel at the confluence of the Sall and Monteros rivers, but frequent inundations led to a removal to its present site in 1585 . In 168oit succeeded Santiago del Estero as the capital of the province of Tucuman, then under the government of the Spanish viceroy at Lima .

The province of Tucuman then extended from

Jujuy south to Cordoba . In 1776 the viceroyalty of La Plata was created and Tucuman was transferred to its jurisdiction . In 1816 a convention of delegates from the La Plata provinces met in Tucuman and signed (July 9th) an act of independence, which formally dissolved all ties with the mother country .