General Rivas


General Rivas is a town located in the Suipacha Partido in the province of Buenos [Aires Province|Buenos Aires], Argentina.

Geography

General Rivas is located from the city of Buenos Aires.

History

The region that now makes up the town was likely first explored by the Spanish in either the 1790s or the early 1800s.
General Rivas was founded in 1875. Rivas was established on lands belonging to Don Francisco Alori. The town was named after Ignacio Rivas, a general who fought in the Battle of Caseros. A church, the San Roque Chapel, was constructed in Rivas in 1898. A railway station in the town was completed in 1890.

Population

According to INDEC, which collects population data for the country, the town had a population of 427 people as of the 2001 census.