Ciudadela is a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the

Tres de Febrero Partido Tres de Febrero () is a '' partido'' of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Toponymy Tres de Febrero took its name from the 1852 Battle of Caseros between General Justo José Urquiza and J ...

, immediately to the west of the neighborhood of

Liniers Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro. The neighborhood deve ...

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

city proper. It is separated from the city by General Paz avenue.

History

Home to a cattle ranch in colonial times (''Rancho de Castro''), the area was the site of a base of operations for Viceroy

Santiago de Liniers Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810) was a French officer in the Spanish military service, and a viceroy of the Spanish colonies of the Viceroyalty of the River ...

during the

British invasions of the Río de la Plata The British invasions of the River Plate were two unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of areas in the Spanish colony of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata that were located around the Río de la Plata in South America – in ...

of 1806. The first settlement was named ''Villa Liniers'' in his honor, and was the site of a major military camp after 1902. The town began to take shape with the arrival of the Ferrocarril Oeste railway in 1910, and was officially established that year. Ciudadela gradually grew around the railway station, and eventually merged into the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration.

Fuerte Apache Barrio Ejército de los Andes, better known as ''Fuerte Apache'', is a neighbourhood of Ciudadela near the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is known for its high crime rates and prevalent drug use. Development The neighborhood arose during ...

, whose official name is "Barrio Ejército de los Andes" ( en, italic=yes, Army of the Andes Barrio), is a public housing development in Ciudadela. The subject of ongoing controversy, its colloquial name stems from ''

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'', a 1981 movie about a crime-ridden part of

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. Ciudadela had 73,155 inhabitants according to 2001 census, and features a lively commerce hub along

Avenida Rivadavia Avenida Rivadavia is one of the principal thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, Argentina, extending from downtown Buenos Aires to the western suburb of Merlo. History Upon the designation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata by the Spanish ...

, as well as two

Jewish cemeteries A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot'' ...

. The historic barracks are now the Argentine Army Museum.

Notable births

Alfredo Alcón Alfredo Félix Alcón (; 3 March 1930 – 11 April 2014) was an Argentine theatre and film actor born in Buenos Aires. Widely regarded as one of the best and most important Argentine actors of the 20th century. He worked in more than 50 movies s ...

- actor *

Thiago Almada Thiago Ezequiel Almada (born 26 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina t ...

- professional footballer *

Fernando Gago Fernando Rubén Gago (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine professional former player and football manager of Racing Club. During his 16-year club career, limited by multiple serious injuries, Gago played as a defensive midfielder and deep-lyi ...

- professional footballer *

Carlos Tevez Carlos Alberto Tevez (; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. A quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic forward in his prime, Tevez was capable of playing as a striker, as a wing ...

- professional footballer

Neighborhoods

* Villa Reconquista * Villa General Arenales * Villa El Paredón or Los Russos * Villa Matienzo * Barrio San Eduardo * Barrio Ramón Carrillo * Villa Herminia * Villa General Paz * Villa La Paz * Villa Maldonado * Villa Weigel * Barrio Neptuno 54

External links

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Cabildo Abierto de Ciudadela

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