Luis Jorge Fontana

Luis Jorge Fontana was born on the 19^th April 1846 in Buenos Aires; he died on the 18^th October 1920 in San Juan. He was an argentine military officer, explorer, geographer, a writer and a politician. Luis Jorge Fontana was the first governor of the national territory of Chubut in the country and he is the founder of the city of Formosa.

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Jorge Fontana was born in Buenos Aires on the 19^th April 1846. His father was an official in the government regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas. He entered the Military Command of Rio Negro as a trainer and he later fought in the Paraguayan War. After the war, he resided in Buenos Aires and it was there that he studied natural sciences, astronomy and physics under Hermann Burmeister. He went back to the Army and he was sent on boarder expedition and he lost his left hand in a violent happenstance with a native group in the region.

In the year 1879, Jorge Fontana founded the city of Formosa and he was given the award of the rank of Lieutenant colonel. He went back to Patagonia and in the year 1881, he was named the governor of the region of Chubut

He spent his later year 9n San Juan and it was there that he held public and community offices. He died on the 18^th October 1920.

Principal works

• El Gran Chaco 1881
• Viaje de exploración al río Pilcomayo1883
• Estudiosobre el caballofósil1886
• Viaje de exploración a la Patagonia Austral1886
• Enumeraciónsistemática de lasaves1908
• Ad ovo, essay on prehistoric themes 1912