Aldo Bonzi is a town in

La Matanza Partido La Matanza ('The Slaughter' in Spanish) is a '' partido'' (county or department) located in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. This provincial subdivision had 1,775,272 inhabitants (at the 2010 Cen ...

, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located within the Greater Buenos Aires metro area.

The town owes its name to

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-born businessman Dr. Aldo Bonzi (1852–1935), who arrived in Argentina in 1896. Bonzi and his partner, Maurizio Andreossi of Switzerland, purchased an

estancia An estancia is a large, private plot of land used for farming or raising cattle or sheep. Estancias in the southern South American grasslands, the ''pampas'', have historically been estates used to raise livestock, such as cattle or sheep. In Pu ...

in Córdoba Province, where they raised

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cattle as well as grains. They then purchased land west of Buenos Aires from the Carminotti family, reselling a portion to the

Buenos Aires Midland Railway The Buenos Aires Midland Railway (BAM) was a British-owned railway company which operated in Argentina, where it was known as Ferrocarril Midland de Buenos Aires. The company built and operated the gauge ( metre gauge) line between Puente Alsin ...

in 1908. The arrival of this rail line prompted the establishment of the settlement as ''Villa del Prado'' in 1911. The town's master plan was approved by La Matanza County in 1917, and in 1918, Bonzi donated further land for the construction of a parish church and a school. The Church of Our Lady of Grace (''Nuestra Señora de las Gracias'') was consecrated in 1927.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Aldo Bonzi has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Aldo Bonzi, Argentina
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References

External links

Bonziweb

Rotary Club Aldo Bonzi

Aldo Bonzi Hoy
{{Greater Buenos Aires La Matanza Partido Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1911 1911 establishments in Argentina