In the 17th century, Alta Gracia was a large ranch (an estancia) operated by Jesuits. It had been first owned in 1588 by Don Juan Nieto who began the colonization of the area. Under the terms of his encomienda, Nieto bega… See more

Sights include:
• The museum of Santiago de Liniers.
• "El Tajamar", a man-made lake.
• "El Obraje", a workshop were the Jesuits taught many Indians the different crafts.… See more

• Manuel de Falla, Spanish musician and composer, lived in Alta Gracia from 1942 until his death.
• Ernesto "Che" Guevara, spent 12 years in Alta Gracia, from 1932 till 1944, when he moved to Buenos Aires to be a doctor… See more