Why Goya
Goya is a city situated along the eastern bank of the Paraná River in the southwestern region of Corrientes Province, within the Argentine Mesopotamia. Positioned across the river from Reconquista in Santa Fe Province, the municipality lies 218 kilometers south of the provincial capital of Corrientes and 715 kilometers north-northwest of Buenos Aires. According to the 2022 census, the city has a population of roughly 106,368 residents.
The settlement developed after Gregoria Morales and her husband Bernardo Olivera bought land near the modern riverfront in 1771. Morales, nicknamed Doña Goya, ran a general store and became locally famous for producing cheeses made from cows grazed on coconuts and reedbeds. Her goods were frequently bought by river merchants traveling the Paraná, leading the riverfront area to be called Goya Port by 1801. The location lacked an official foundation act, but it gained informal recognition as a settlement in 1807. A notable historical event occurred in 1848, when the fugitive couple Camila O'Gorman and Father Ladislao Gutiérrez hid in Goya prior to their capture and execution. The city's Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary was later consecrated in 1884.
Each year, Goya hosts the National Festival of the Surubí, a major event featuring a world-renowned fishing competition centered on the surubí, a large catfish native to the Paraná River. The city is also recognized for its seasonal bird migrations. According to local lore, migratory swallows travel over 11,000 kilometers along the Pacific coastline from San Juan Capistrano, California, departing on October 23 and arriving in Goya on November 24. The birds nest around San Martín Square near the Monument to the Swallows, where local festivals celebrate their arrival. The swallows begin their return flight to California around February 18, reaching their northern destination by March 19. This annual phenomenon led Goya and San Juan Capistrano to officially declare themselves sister cities in 1985, an occasion marked by President Raúl Alfonsín gifting a framed Argentine flag to the California city.
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