Sancti Spiritu

Sancti Spiritu was a fortification established in 1527 near the by the explorer Sebastian Cabot. It was the first European settlement in the territory of modern and was destroyed by Amerindians two years later.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: first European settlement in the territory of modern Argentina
  • Also known as: “El Eucaliptus”, “Fortim sancti spíritus”, “Fuerte de Sancti Spiritu”, “Fuerte Sancti Spiritu”, “Fuerte sancti spíritus”, “Fuerte Sancti Spíritus”, “Sancti Spíritu”, and “Sitio Arqueológico del Fuerte Sancti Spiritus”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaboto.

Village
Photo: Die fotos, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in the southeast of the province of , Argentina.

Sancti Spiritu

Latitude
-32.44207° or 32° 26′ 31″ south
Longitude
-60.80736° or 60° 48′ 27″ west
Open location code
47VXH55V+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 684959511
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q823273
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Sancti Spiritu” goes by many names.

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