Godoy Cruz
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Godoy Cruz is a city in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It has 183,000 inhabitants as per the
Godoy Cruz was initially known as Villa de San Vicente (since 1872) and then as Villa Belgrano (1889). On 9 February 1909 it received city status and its current name, in homage to Dr. Tomás Godoy Cruz, who represented the province of Mendoza in the Congress of Tucumán and was also a provincial governor and legislator.
References
- [Municipal information] - Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
- [Municipality of Godoy Cruz] — Official website.
- [InterTourNet] — Godoy Cruz: general and touristic information.
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