General Galarza

Names

San Guillermo; Estación Gral. Galarza; General Galarza; Villa General Galarza

Location

32°43' S 59°24' W

History

The town of General Galarza was founded on 5 October 1912.  It was named after army soldier of Francisco Ramirez and J.J. de Urquiza.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in General Galarza:

Bender
Bernhardt
Bruner
Degraff
Eberd
Ehrlich
Eichmann
Engel
Franz
Gauss
Gelhorn
Groh
Hock
Jakob
Kainer
Klein
Klos
Kreuz
Kroger
Maier
Mohr
Reichel
Rein
Schenfeld
Schimpf
Schlotthauer
Schmidt
Schneider
Sinner
Stegmann
Unrein
Weber
Wenmeister
Zwiener

Volga German Congregation

On 27 September 1925, the Evangelical Congregation of Galarza (Lutheran) was founded.  The congregation is affiliated with the Iglesia Evangelica del Rio de la Plata (IERP).