Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Second-largest Argentine province, least densely populated on mainland.
Santa Cruz Province is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country in Patagonia.
- capital
- Río Gallegos
- largest_city
- Río Gallegos
- border_dispute
- Southern Patagonian Ice Field with Chile
Lore & Background
The indigenous people of Santa Cruz are the Tehuelches, who retained independence until the late 19th century despite European exploration from the 16th century.
Reader's Guide
The province also produced Néstor Kirchner, who served as mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz, and later president of Argentina, presiding over a period of economic expansion. The province is notable for its border dispute with Chile over the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, which remains partially unresolved.
Did You Know?
- Santa Cruz is the second-largest province of Argentina, after Buenos Aires Province.
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