Chaleco

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Location

31°98' S 58°60' W

History

Chaleco, located about 6 kilometers northwest of Crespo, is a small village founded in 1893.  The founders of Chaleco came from the Valle María area and some from Spatzenkutter.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Chaleco:

Dobler
Exner
Glass
Regner
Roth
Rothar
Schonfeld
Spahn
Wendler

 

Volga German Congregation

Most of the population of Chaleco is Catholic.  The Igresia San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist Catholic Church) was built in August 1960.

Sources

Elena Vega Stehle