A man of few words, a loner, noble and courageous, the best of friends and the worst of enemies, he 1st emerged from the plains of the interior in the early 18th century and became known as gaucho. His mastery of horse and livestock and familiarity with the terrain made him one of the cornerstones of the economy and a key figure during the freedom fights in the 19th Century.
Today the gaucho is a symbol of Argentine pride and uprightness, and in some parts has taken on an almost mythical status. But he does exist and can be seen in many villages in the countryside, bonded to his horse and working livestock with the same skill, knowledge and courage that has earned him his well deserved status in Argentine history.

The Pampa (the region from the banks of the Rio Plata to the Andean foothills) is the biggest, most fertile plain in the world today and has become the jewel in the crown of Argentina´s economy.
When the Spanish first retreated from Argentina in 1536, following unsuccessful attempts at colonization, they left in their wake horses and cattle which inhabited what was viewed at the time as an empty desert. Up until the 18th Century nomadic tribes roamed the area of the Pampa, domesticated the horse, and hunted cattle to supplement their traditional diet - forming the basis of the Gaucho society.
The 1st Estancias were established in the early 19th Century as a means of systematically managing agricultural production in the area. Between 1880 and 1920 the landscape was transformed by immigration from Europe and investment mainly from the United Kingdom (in factories, railroads and utilities). Thus the Pampa grew into one of the largest producers and exporters of meat in the world today.

From 1881 to 1903, the current territory comprised by La Isabella was part of an area of 46,580 hectares, which belonged to different people, until as from 1898 it became property of the Banco de la provincia de Córdoba. The current area comprising "La Isabella" ranch was established in 1898. The buyer was a joint ownership submitted by Ramón J. Cárcano, at that moment already retired from his important political career. Cárcano had been a national representative of Córdoba and minister of the government of Córdoba. As from 1890 he was devoted to the breeding and improvement of bovine and equine cattle, and continued his labor as historian. Some years later, from 1913 to 1916, his office as governor of the province of Córdoba terminated. His management was one of the most progressive, especially as regards farming politics and improvements on roads of the province.
April 20th of 1904, he sold it to Dr. Maximiliano Aberastury, a doctor specialized in dermatology and assistant in scientific publications. He is supposed to be the one who built the first buildings of the main house of La Isabella, since the year 1904 is inscribed in the main shed. Probably, the house of the mayordomo (a gaucho in charge of administering the ranch) and the ancient tower of water were built in the same year. But he was also the owner of La Isabella for only 3 years, then he sold it.
In 1907 to Dr. Aldo Bonzi and Mauricio Andreossi. Up until the sale the territory had no name. Dr. Aldo Bonzi was Italian, and his partner, Mauricio Andreossi was Swiss. They were the ones who name this noble ranch for the first time as "La Italo-Suiza". They also were the ones who made it function. They created an important breeding of black Aberdeen Angus, they planted alfalfa and built the main house. They bought it in Milano, Italy, and carried it by boat to Buenos Aires, by train to Del Campillo and by ox car to the place where it is now. They designed the park with its pictures framed with eucalyptus which were useful to introduce the products of the breeding. The one who operated the partnership was Dr. Aldo Bonzi, by then single and willing to work. He gathered a group of noble and wealthy Italians, all of them residing at Milano, Italy, who created a financial partnership to operate the ranch Bonzi had bought in Argentina. The partnership was created for 5 years, and after fulfilling its purposes, it was duly liquidated. Among the Italian investors there was a senator, two earls, a commander, a knight and an engineer.
On December 24th of 1921, the ranch is sold to Juan Lalor, an important agricultural producer and consignee and founder member of the Rotary Club Buenos Aires. The camp "La Italo Suiza" was joined to two neighboring fields and became the name of "San Eduardo" ranch. There are photos of this period which display new works in the main house as well as rural activities. The staff working in San Eduardo at those times was about 50 people. The heirs of Carlos Lalor sold it on June 17th of 1957 to Waldtraut Elisabeth Mechthild von Bohlen und Halbach de Thomas, main shareholder of Aguas Dulces S.A. As in Argentina nobody was able to pronounce her name, she named the ranch "La Isabella" which is a translation of the German name Elisabeth. Since then up to now, it has been the property of Aguas Dulces S.A., being Mrs. B. the main shareholder and her daughter Diana Thomas de Friz the administrator.