General Enrique Godoy
General Enrique Godoy | |
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Municipality and village | |
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Interactive map of General Enrique Godoy | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Río Negro Province |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Climate | BWk |
General Enrique Godoy is a village and municipality in the General Roca Department of the Río Negro Province in Argentina. It is situated in the Upper Valley (Alto Valle) region, known for its fruit production.[1]
History
After the Conquest of the Desert, president Julio Argentino Roca gave his secretary, Manuel Marcos Zorilla, 15,000 hectares of the area that included the present General Enrique Godoy and Villa Regina, which he called "Campo Zorilla" (Zorrilla Field, or fox field). Part of the property was acquired by Spanish physician Avelino Gutiérrez and his mathematician son-in-law Julio Rey Pastor in 1920 for urban development. The train station was opened in 1924 and the town was named after an expeditioner of the Desert conquest.[2]
Economy
The local economy is heavily centered on irrigated agriculture, specifically the cultivation of apples and pears. The town serves as a service hub for the surrounding rural farms (chacras).
Footnotes
- ↑ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
References
- Floria, Pedro Navarra (1999). Historia de La Patagonia [History of Patagonia] (in Spanish). Ciudad Argentina. ISBN 9789875071131.