page_title: San Luis Province
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: San Luis Province / History
caption_attribution_description: Congreso Nacional Justicialista de Potrero de los Funes, 6 de julio de 2007
context_page_description: San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country. Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.
context_section_description: The city of San Luis was founded in 1594 by Luis Jufré de Loaysa y Meneses, but was subsequently abandoned. It was refounded  by Martín García Óñez de Loyola in 1596 under the name San Luis de Loyola.
  Since the return of Argentina to democratic rule in 1983, in particular, the Rodríguez Saá family (of Peronist affiliation) has occupied the governor's seat. Governor (now Senator) Adolfo Rodríguez Saá has overseen investment by light manufacturers (mostly food-processors and bottling plants) and advances like the construction of Argentina's most extensive expressway network.
caption: San Luis Justicialist Party officials confer under the images of Juan and Evita Perón. The Rodríguez Saá brothers are seated in the middle.
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