Córdoba is a city in central Argentina's Cordoba Province, located 435 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. Córdoba was founded on 6 July 1573 by Spanish conquistador Jeronimo Luis de Cabrera, who named it Córdoba de la Nueva Andalucía. Córdoba became a center of learning after the Jesuits established the University of Córdoba in 1613, the city is still called La Docta ("the learned"). By 1760, Córdoba had 22,000 residents. Córdoba initially remained loyal to the crown during the Argentine War of Independence, and Córdoba was dominated by caudillos during the 1820s. Córdoba underwent industrialization in the late 19th century, and thousands of northern Italians and Spaniards (from Galicia and the Basque Country) came to Córdoba. By the dawn of the 20th century, Córdoba had 90,000 inhabitants. Córdoba's electrified tram system was established in 1909, and Córdoba became the epicenter of the University Reform movement in 1918. By 1947, Córdoba had 400,000 inhabitants, and Córdoba became the second largest city of Argentina by 1970 as rural-to-urban migration caused the population to double. By 2022, Córdoba had a population of 2,106,734 residents.
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