Villa de Maria ( Spanish: Villa de María ) is a city and municipality in the department of Rio Seco in the province of Cordoba ( Argentina ), the administrative center of the department.
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| A country |  Argentina | ||
| Provinces | Cordoba | ||
| Department | Rio seco | ||
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| Telephone code | +54 03522 | ||
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History
In 1798, the governor of Cordoba, Rafael de Sobremonte, founded the settlement of Rio Seco here.
During the civil wars of the 19th century , was killed here in 1821.
The modern name of the city was given in 1858 by Governor .
Famous natives
- Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938) - Argentine poet, writer and journalist, representative of Latin American literary modernism.