Lules

Though Domínguez bequeathed the land to his five sons upon his death in 1865, he also intended to create a functioning community, and lots around the town square were auctioned to Lules Indians and other area residents. Domínguez also had a school and a Roman Catholic parish built, and the town was officially recognized as such by the province in 1887. The town and surrounding fields became an important center of blueberry and strawberry production, and during the 20th century, Lules became home to numerous food processing plants, including makers of fresh and concentrated juices, as well as paper and textile mills, among others.

• Name — San Isidro de Lules • Native Name Lang — es • Settlement Type — Town • Image Skyline — Tucuman Lules Peatonal.JPG • Pushpin Map — Argentina • Pushpin Map Caption — Location of San Isidro de Lules in Argentina • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Argentina • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Tucumán • Subdivision Type2 — Department • Subdivision Name2 — Lules • Leader Party — PJ • Leader Title — Intendant • Leader Name — Marta Albarracín de Gallia • Unit Pref — Metric • Population Total — 21,088 • Population As Of — 2010 census • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Demonym — luleño/a • Timezone1 — ART • Utc Offset1 — −3 • Postal Code Type — CPA base • Postal Code — T4128 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — +54 0381 San Isidro de Lules, or, Lules, as the town is colloquially known, is a settlement in Tucumán Province in northern Argentina, and the seat of the department (county) of the same name. Lules was founded by the parish priest of Famaillá, Dr. Zoilo Domínguez, on November 20, 1851, on the site of a former Jesuit reduction as an agricultural community, and named it in honor of the patron saint of farmers, Saint Isidore the Laborer (San Isidro), as well as for the area's indigenous people, the Lules tribe. Though Domínguez bequeathed the land to his five sons upon his death in 1865, he also intended to create a functioning community, and lots around the town square were auctioned to Lules Indians and other area residents. Domínguez also had a school and a Roman Catholic parish built, and the town was officially recognized as such by the province in 1887. The town and surrounding fields became an important center of blueberry and strawberry production, and during the 20th century, Lules became home to numerous food processing plants, including makers of fresh and concentrated juices, as well as paper and textile mills, among others.