San Francisco Solano
San Francisco Solano, usually known as Solano, is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires agglomeration. It is divided between the Quilmes and Almirante Brown partidos.
History
17 February 1173, the Franciscan convent of Buenos Aires buys territory in the area but sells it in 18711948, the territory is subdivided into plots and sold by the provincial administration1949, the settlement is officially founded with the name of San Francisco Solano, despite a council resolution to name the settlement after Paulino Barreiro, a Buenos Aires-born judge assassinated in 184012 October 1981, the settlement is officially declared a city
Name
The city is named after Spanish missionary St. Francisco Solano.
Population
There are 53,363 inhabitants who live in the Quilmes-administered part of the city and 28,344 inhabitants in Almirante Brown partido.