Granadero Baigorria. Granadero Baigorria is a city in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located directly north of Rosario, on the western shore of the Paran?? River, and forming part of the Greater Rosario metropolitan area. Its population is about 43,000 inhabitants (2015). Granadero Baigorria is named after Juan Bautista Baigorria, a cavalry soldier of the Mounted Grenadiers (Granaderos a Caballo) who fought for General Jos?? de San Mart??n in the battle of San Lorenzo on 3 February 1813, the first of the Argentine War of Independence. Features The city features a camping site, beaches, and several islands on the Paran??. Cultural spotlights include an Artisans' Square, a museum, and several churches and shrines. Granadero Baigorria is also home to the first Portland cement factory in Argentina. The city has a 137-bed public (provincial) hospital, Hospital Escuela Eva Per??n, which together with two other hospitals...
