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Settlement

Introduction

The Immigration and Settlement Act of 1876 (Spanish) paved the way for immigrants from many different parts of the world to come to Argentina and begin and new agricultural life.

Spelling in the information below is based on official documents of the JCA and the Parcel Charter dated January 21, 1912. If the colony/hamlet contains a certain number of families and more appear to be listed, properties may have changed owners.

If the date and place of emigration is known it will be placed next to the settler's name.  The abbreviations used are as follows:

• al - Alemania (Germany)
• ar - Argentina
• bs - Bessarabia
• kh - Kherson
• lith - Lithuania
• po - Poland
• ru - Russia

Useful area conversion: 1 hectare = 1 manzana = 10,000 m² = 2.471 acres

..."The first four colonies (Novabuco and Aquerman, fractions E,F, G and H) occupied an area of 7000 hectares of land. This was the basis of the colony on both sides of the Concepcion de Uruguay Railway later called Lucienville"...

At the end of the colonization process, agricultural lands totaled 54,500 hectares in an area bounded by Villa Mantero in the east, Gilbert in the southwest, Escrinia and Rocamora to the northwest and Libaros in the north.  Some of the villages/neighborhoods still retained the names of the original emigration groups (Novabuco, Aquerman) with many families living within and working farm land around the village.

It is important to note that at the end of 1895, 3900 Jews lived in Entre Rios province, equivalent to 64% of the total Jewish population in Argentina.

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Novabuco

Founded in October 1893, this settlement formed the base of colonization in the area of Basavilbaso. The orginal settlers were generally from Kherson, Ukraine.

• Novabuco 1 (Also called [Colonia] Numero Uno, Noverburger Uno, Novibuko Uno) - Each of 24 colonizing families received 50 hectares of arable land and 25 hectares of pasture.  This settlement was located north of Novabuco 2. 

• Novabuco 2 (Also called [Colonia] Numero Dos, Noverburger Dos, Novibuko Dos) - Each of 24 colonizing families received 50 hectares of arable land and 25 hectares of pasture.  This settlement was located closest to the train station in Basavilbaso. 

• Novabuco

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Aquerman

Founded in October 1893, this settlement formed the base of colonization in the area of Basavilbaso. The orginal settlers were generally from Bessarabia.

• Villa Mantero 1 / Aquerman 1 (Also called [Colonia] Numero Tres, Mizrach Tzafon [Northeast] - Villa Mantero) - Each of 24 colonizing families received 50 hectares of arable land and 25 hectares of pasture.

• Villa Mantero 2 / Aquerman  2 (Also called [Colonia] Numero Cuatro, Mizrach Tzafon [Northeast] - Villa Mantero) - Each of 24 colonizing families received 50 hectares of arable land and 25 hectares of pasture. The "Akerman Group" arrived several months after and also established colonies in Mizraj-Tzufen (NE) 3km apart.

• Genacito Aquerman

• Villa Mantero 3

• Villa Mantero 4

• Villa Mantero 5

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Villa Mantero

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Las 1300

Las 1300 or Lucienville 11-14 is located south of Novabuco and Aquerman and includes parcels L, M and N. After 1900, 1300 hectare were added to benefit seventeen families of settlers from Bessarabia. This consisted of small farms of 75 hectare each, which were subsequently enlarged to 150 hectare.

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Escrinia / Lucienville

Escrinia 1 and 3 settlements were made up from the children of settlers from Novabuco and Aquerman with 10 families in each.  These settlements were created in 1899.  After 1902, colonization proceeded on parcels P, Q, R, S, T, U and V located between the Escrinia railway station and Gilbert.  This area was 10,000 hectares in size.  Today, this area contains Escrinia/Lucienville 1-10, Tres bis and San Juan.  These are the southernmost Jewish colonies in Entre Rios province.  The colonies in this area have dual names, Escrinia and Lucienville, in honor of the death of the son of Baron Hirsch.

• Escrinia 1 / Lucienville 1 - Made up of 10 families and was closest to the Escrinia railway station and the most westerly in the Escrinia zone. 

• Escrinia 2 / Lucienville 2 - Made up of 14 families with a school. It is located NE of Escrinia 1, separated by farms 35, 36, 38 and 39.

• Escrinia 3 / Lucienville 3 - Made up of 10 families. It is the most southerly SE of Escrinia 2, separated by farms 76, 7, 88, 89, 101 and 102.

• Escrinia Tres bis - The colony of Tres bis was installed 3 years after Escrinia. The population inhabited an area 15km long and 5km wide. It took the name of Lucienville/Escrinia and was formed with 75 families.

• Escrinia 4 / Lucienville 4 - Made up of 8 families. It is locate NE of Escrinia 2, separated by farms 41, 44, 59 and 62.

• Gilbert 5 / Lucienville 5 - Made up of 6 families. It is located NE of Escrinia 4, separated by farms 46-49.

• Gilbert 6 / Lucienville 6 - Made up of 8 families. It is located N of Escrinia 5 and NE of Escrinia 4, separated from Escrinia 5 by farms 317-326.

• Gilbert 7 / Lucienville 7 - Made up of 6 families. It is located NW of Escrinia 6, separated by farms 386 and 387.

• Escrinia 8 / Lucienville 8 - Made up of 4 or 6 families. It is located E of Escrinia 7, separated by farms 441-445.

• Escrinia 9 / Lucienville 9 - Made up of 4 families. It is located N of Escrinia 8, separated by farms 501-531.

• Escrinia 10 / Lucienville 10 - Made up of 6 families. It is located NE of Escrinia 9, separated by farms 592-593.

• Lucienville 11

• Lucienville 12

• Lucienville 13

• Lucienville 14

• Lucienville 15

• Lucienville 24

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Colonia San Juan

In 1904, the "San Juan Group" took small lots from the "reserva" in the north.

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Linea

Linea (road) were numbered from 20 through 25. These ran generally east to the Arroyo Tala and to the railway in the west. Settler's houses in this area were on the road with the farm land behind. In 1904, 25 families from Kherson, Ukraine and Soroki, Bessarabia settled in an area known simply as Linea 24, 25 and 26 in the north. The settlers were given 150 hectares each and were granted loans of 3,000 pesos.

• Linea 19 / Libaros

• Linea 20 - Farms 19-32 to the north and 33-46 to the south

• Linea 21 - Farms 49-61 to the north and 62-73 to the south

• Linea 22 - Farms 114-133 to the north and 99-113 to the south

• Linea 23 - Located on the road to Rosario del Tala, east of Rocamora and SE of Basavilbaso. Farms 87-98 to the north and 99-113 to the south

• Linea 24 - Contained 14 families. Farms 114-133 to the north and 134-153 to the south

• Linea 25 - Contained 16 families. Farms 157-174b to the north and 174b-195 to the south

• Linea 26

• Linea 27

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