Villa Devoto

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Location of Villa Devoto in Buenos Aires

Villa Devoto is a district in the west of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . It is also called the “city garden” because of its many trees. Villa Devoto is 6.6  km² and has about 68,000 inhabitants (as of 2001). The population density is thus a good 10,000 inhabitants per km² and is thus below the average of Buenos Aires with 13,500 inhabitants / km².

The district is bordered by the streets Campana , San Martín , Avenida Francisco Beiró , Joaquín V. González , Baigorria , Avenida Lope de Vega and Avenida General Paz .

Antonio Devoto

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Villa Devoto was named after Don Antonio Devoto , who was the owner of large parts of this district and a member of the social elite of Buenos Aires. Having helped the Italians during World War I , the king bestowed on him the title of Count .

Don Devoto built the largest manor house of its time, known as Palacio Devoto . Umberto I stayed here during his stay in Argentina. The building was built on Avenida Nacional and covered a total of 10,238  m² . It was decorated in bronze, silver and gold, with ironwork forged in Italy and Florentine mosaics .

Antonio Devoto died in 1916 before work on his home was finished. Since he had neither descendants nor could anyone be found who wanted to buy the eccentric house, the site was divided into building plots on which the houses of today's Villa Devoto were later built.

Today, Villa Devoto is a middle and upper class residential area with tree-lined streets. Part of Villa Devoto in particular, known as “Devoto R”, is popular with wealthier Porteños . The district is home to the “General Lamadrid” football club.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Población censada, superficie y densidad poblacional según barrio. Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Año 2001 - Demographics of Buenos Aires by district

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Coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′  S , 58 ° 31 ′  W