Ubajay

Ubajay
Municipality and village
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Country Argentina
Province Entre Ríos
DepartmentColón
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)

Ubajay is a village and municipality in Entre Ríos Province in north-eastern Argentina.[1] Formerly known as Pueblo Palmar and Colonia Palmar Yatay, it is a pioneer of Jewish immigration. It was promoted by the Jewish Colonization Association, a philanthropic entity created by Baron Maurice de Hirsch. On January 5, 1915, the Ubajay Station of the Argentine Northeast Railway was inaugurated, a date that is taken as foundational. The railway symbolized, at the beginning of the 20th century, as a vital artery of Argentine national production, between the Northwest and Mesopotamia, where migratory currents from Europe bet on the hope of development and progress.

  1. ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)