Salto, Diamente Departamento, Entre Ríos Province
Assigned to Farm No. 78 along Salt Creek (Arroyo Salto), Santa Cruz was founded in 21 July 1878 along with Valle Maria, Spatzenkutter, General Alvear, and Protestante. There were originally 154 settlers organized into 28 households in Santa Cruz. Today the village is known as Salto, after the creek.
Originally the church was called Iglesia Santa Cruz. In 1913, the name was changed to Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel. It was established by the Jesuit Order in 1888.
The following families, from the colony of Köhler, have been identified as founding families:
Bawmann
Beim from Köhler
Beillinder from Köhler
Diehl from Köhler
Dietrich from Köhler
Dietz from Köhler
Dumrauf from Köhler
Freiberger from Köhler
Gareis from Köhler
Gebhart
Geist from Köhler
Gebhart from Köhler
Hammerschmidt from Köhler
Hasenauer
Kirchgesner from Köhler
Kisner
Klein
Lehl
Leineker
Macht from Köhler
Marsch from Köhler
Maylaka
Müller
Prescher
Pretz from Köhler
Regner from Volmer
Rolheiser
Ruhl from Köhler
Ruppel from Köhler
Schneider from Köhler
Siebel from Köhler
Sommer
Ulrich from Köhler
Weinzettel from Köhler
Zorn from Köhler
1881 Census of Salto (Jorge L. Guttig)
San Miguel Arcángel Catholic Church in Salto.
Source: Federico Alberto Gareis.
Interior of San Miguel Arcángel Catholic Church.
Source: Facebook.
Church in Aldea Salto (2017).
Source: Esteban Hasenauer.