Constitución (Buenos Aires)

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Location of Constitución in Buenos Aires

Constitución is a district in the east of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . It has almost 46,000 inhabitants (as of 2001) on an area of ​​2.1 square kilometers. The population density is thus around 21,900 inhabitants / km² and is thus far above the average of Buenos Aires with around 13,500 inhabitants / km². The center of the district is formed by the train station and the Plaza Constitución .

history

The settlement, located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires during colonial times, received municipal rights in 1769 and was incorporated into Buenos Aires eight years later. In the district there was a mission of the Bethlehemites , who maintained a convalescent home there until 1821. The area then became the location of a large farmers' market, which promoted the structural and economic development of the place. In 1856 the market was named "Constitución" in memory of the constitution and the settlement around the market took over the name.

In 1864, work began on the Ferrocarril General Roca , a railway line from Buenos Aires to the south. A train station was built next to the market and the population grew rapidly with the influx of immigrants. In 1885 a new station building was inaugurated and the market torn down to make way for the Plaza Constitución. A Christian hospital that Barton Lodge opened in 1844 became Hospital Británico (British Hospital) in 1887.

In 1891 Constitución became home to Hipólito Yrigoyen , who campaigned for universal (male) suffrage and secret voting in Argentina. In 1916 he was elected president. In 1930 his house in Constitución was looted after a coup against him.

In 1976 there were plans for eight highways through Buenos Aires, three of which were completed. The two busiest ones, Autopista 25 de Mayo and Avenida 9 de Julio , meet at a junction in northeast Constitución. While of great benefit to commuters, the exposure to traffic resulted in an exodus of a large part of the middle-class population of Constitución.

Web links

Commons : Constitución  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 34 ° 38 ′  S , 58 ° 23 ′  W