ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɹoʊzˈɑːɹɹɪˌoʊ, loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə bˈæŋks ʌvðə pˌæɹənˈɑː ɹˈɪvɚ ænd ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv sˈæntə fˈiː, æz wˈɛl æz ɪts ˈɛɹiə ʌv ˈɪnfluːəns, lˈækt ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl dɪvˈɛləpmənt ænd ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, stˈɪl dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛksklˈuːsɪvli tə kəmˈɜːʃəl æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ænd ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəllˈaɪvstɑːk, wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɹᵻlˈʌktənt tə ðə tʃˈeɪndʒ ðæt wʌz pɹəpˈoʊzd wɪððə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə skˈuːl.
The city of Rosario, located on the banks of the Paraná River and in the south of the province of Santa Fe, as well as its area of influence, lacked a large industrial development and the population, still dedicated almost exclusively to commercial activities and agricultural-livestock, was originally reluctant to the change that was proposed with the creation of the school.