Colonía Convert

Names

Colonía Javier

History

Colonía Convert was founded in 1878 by 44 families (of whom 33 families - 169 people - were Volga German) originally destined to settle near Sunchales.  However, they desired a place near a river, and the government designated a new location near the town of San Javier.

They constructed their houses near the river, but these houses were flooded and had to be reconstructed at a higher elevation.  The flooding also rendered part of the alloted farmland unarable, decreasing the per family allotment.

Because of this repeated flooding and the decreasing amounts of arable land, these Volga German families began moving in 1880 to the village of Protestante in Entre Ríos Province.  By 1886, Colonía Convert was abandoned.

Volga German Families

The following were Volga German families are known to have settled in Colonía Convert:

Kaspar Arnst
Heinrich Bisterfeld
Heinrich Hildebrandt
Heinrich Jakobi
Georg Liebrecht
Heinrich Müller
Kaspar Müller
Heinrich Schimpf
Karl Toller?
Konrad Toller?
Jakob Voos