Olivos
Coordinates: 34 ° 30 ′ S , 58 ° 29 ′ W
Olivos is a district ( barrio ) of the city of Vicente López in the province of Buenos Aires and is located in the metropolitan area of the capital Buenos Aires , the Gran Buenos Aires . The area has 75,527 inhabitants ( INDEC from 2001) and a population density of 9,809 inhabitants per km². Before the entirety of the Partidos Vicente López was declared a single city in 1939, Olivos was an independent place and the capital of the Partidos. Until today the seat of the government of the Partidos is in Olivos , so that Olivos is de facto regarded as the administrative seat of the Partidos. Olivos is also an official residence of the Argentine President and a popular and exclusive residential area, whose residents mostly commute to Buenos Aires. To the east it is bounded by the Río de la Plata .
history
Olivos was on the Buenos Aires - Córdoba trade route and was well known as early as the 18th century. The place has had its current name since 1770, which refers to an olive tree planted by a landowner, Domingo de Acassuso, in the area. Later the then Viceroy Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú and a German settler, Hernán Wineberg, acquired land in what is now the city, which in turn was sold in 1860 for the construction of a railway line. After the inauguration of the railway in 1863, many were drawn to the tranquility and easy access to the capital, and Olivos developed rapidly. In 1897 the Church of Jesus en el Huerto de los Olivos was consecrated. In 1905 the Partido San Isidro was divided up, the Partido Vicente López was created with Olivos as the administrative seat. In 1917 the first clinic and a marina were inaugurated. The opening of National Road 9 in the 1930s made the place even more attractive for day commuters .
Residence of the Argentine President
In Olivos there is also the Villa Quinta de Olivos , which - next to Casa Rosada - serves as another residence of the Argentine President. In 1941 the family of Carlos Villate Olaguer, a great-great-grandson of Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú , donated 35 hectares of land to build the presidential residence. The neo-Gothic house was designed by Prilidiano Pueyrredón . It was here that the Olivos Pact was signed.
Sons and Daughters of the Barrios
- Serena Amato (* 1974), sailor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia de Vicente López ( Memento of the original dated November 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , mvl.gov.ar (official portal of the Vicente López municipal government)
Web links
- Homepage of the community ( Memento from November 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive )