Corral de Bustos

Corral de Bustos is a town in Argentina located in the district of Marcos Juárez, in the south east of the Province of Córdoba.

History

The town of Corral de Bustos-Ifflinger was founded in the early Twentieth Century, when the German Carlos Von Ifflinger requested permission from the Government of the Province of Cordoba to establish a town that would carry on his surname. The government granted the permit on November 14, 1901 and this is now regarded as the founding date of the city, which originally only covered what is now Barrio Ifflinger.

In July 1902, the train service was inaugurated. The station was called baptised with the name Corral de Bustos translating into a Corale of busts, referring to an ancient Indian site in time, which was located south of Chañar Ladeado. At that time, a railroad official bought a field, now south of the tracks, there the railroad company opened streets and began selling land. One of the first buildings constructed at that location is currently operating in the DGI, in the downtown of town. In those years a school opened, the current Hipólito Yrigoyen, the post office, the police station and City Hall.