San Isidro (Buenos Aires)
San Isidro (after the patron saint , Saint Isidore of Madrid ) is a suburb of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . It is located 25 kilometers from its center in the so-called Zona Norte of Gran Buenos Aires directly at the confluence of the Río Luján into the Río de la Plata . The Partido San Isidro , the area administered by the city, in which, in addition to San Isidro, the towns of Boulogne Sur Mer, Villa Adelina, Martínez, Acassuso and Beccar, has a population of 292,878 (2010).
The place was founded in the 19th century as an agricultural settlement. Several historical buildings have been preserved in the center. However, the city experienced rapid growth between 1940 and 1980, when Buenos Aires began to expand beyond its actual urban area.
Today San Isidro is considered to be one of the richest suburbs of Buenos Aires. Especially in the eastern part, on the river, there are several renowned club areas and large villas with lush parks. The Villa Ocampo is a former summer residence of the Ocampo family from 1891. The writer Victoria Ocampo welcome writers and other personalities from around the world. The house has belonged to UNESCO since 1973 . After a renovation in 2003, it is now a cultural center.
In the north of the district there are some closed districts that can only be entered with a permit. Also known is the horse racing track (Hipódromo) , the second largest in Argentina. However, the San Isidro district also has the largest slum ( Villa Miseria ) in Buenos Aires, Villa La Cava with 15,000 inhabitants.
Sons and daughters
- Francisco Javier Muñiz (1795–1871), military doctor and paleontologist, Argentina's first naturalist
- Santiago Luis Copello (1880–1967), Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- Edward Felix Norton (1884–1954), British officer and mountaineer
- Martín Fassi (* 1960), Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in San Isidro
- Andrés Kogovsek (* 1974), handball player
- Anahí Berneri (* 1975), film director
- Cristian Raúl Ledesma (* 1978), football player
- Mariano Natalio Carrera (born 1980), boxer
Web links
- Municipalidad de San Isidro (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 1, 2012 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.
Coordinates: 34 ° 28 ′ S , 58 ° 30 ′ W