Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) (original) (raw)

The municipality of Roque Gonzales (6,847 inhabitants in 2019; 34,907 ha) is located on the border with Argentina, here river Uruguai, 550 km north-west of Porto Alegre.
The municipality is composed of the districts of Roque Gonzales (seat), Dona Ot�lia (est. by Decree-Law No. 55 issued on 29 January 1969) and Rinc�o Vermelho (est. by Decree-Law No. 14 issued on 10 November 1966)

Roque Gonzales is named for the Jesuit father Roque Gonzales who established there on 15 August 1628 the Assun��o do Iju� reduction, together with Jo�o de Castilho. Facing the hostility of Cacique Nhe�u, Roque was murdered on 15 August 1628 in Caar�; Castilho was murdered two days later on Assun��o.
Accordingkly, Roque Gonzales is nicknamed "Land of the Missions' Blood".

The district of Roque Gonzales was established within the municipality of S�o Luiz Gonzaga by Municipal Act No. 183 issued on 25 October 1927, and transferred by State Law No. 2,519 promulgated on 15 December 1954 to the newly formed municipality of Cerro Largo.
The municipality of Roque Gonzales was established by State Law No. 5,134 promulgated on 7 December 1965 and inaugurated on 15 May 1966.

https://www.roquegonzales.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 3 August 2020

A white flag with a wide red border bearing 8 white scallops, and a black eagle in the white field.
Dirk Schönberger, 18 March 2012