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Colegiales
Colegiales is a ''barrio'' or district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located between ''Alvarez Thomas av.'', ''Forest av.'', ''De los Incas av.'', ''Virrey del Pino st.'', ''Cabildo av.'', ''Jorge Newbery st.'', ''Crámer st.'' and ''Dorrego av.'' This neighborhood offers a vast amount of contrast and opportunities. There are large and tall buildings that go from the Crámer street to ''Avenida Cabildo'' and traditional houses up to three stories. This district has become a busy one with many pedestrians and cars on the streets. This neighborhood is mainly residential, with some non-residential areas like the ''classification yard'' in the north-east zone, the fairs in the south-west (where until the late 1960s there was another classification yard), and the UCA Colegiales campus in the south-east. History The history of Colegiales is the same as the ''barrio'' of Chacarita because it used to be called ''Chacarita de los Colegiales''. This neighborhood had ''chacras'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlético Colegiales (Argentina)
Club Atlético Colegiales is an Argentine football club based in Florida Oeste, Buenos Aires. The squad plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system. History The beginning The club was founded on 1 April 1908, in Buenos Aires by a group of anarchists who discussed fighting for better conditions for the working class. That was the reason that originated its first name, "Club Atlético Libertarios Unidos", naming José Garrone as its first president. The colors adopted were red with a horizontal black stripe paying tribute to their anarchist ideology. Libertarios Unidos' first field was placed just beside the Defensores de Belgrano stadium, in the corner of Blandengues and Manzanares streets of Buenos Aires. Libertarios Unidos was soon forced to change its name, because the government had prohibited any anarchist expression (some sources state that it was the Police Chief Ramón Falcón himself who obliged them to ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colegiales Silos
Colegiales is a ''barrio'' or district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located between ''Alvarez Thomas av.'', ''Forest av.'', ''De los Incas av.'', ''Virrey del Pino st.'', ''Cabildo av.'', ''Jorge Newbery st.'', ''Crámer st.'' and ''Dorrego av.'' This neighborhood offers a vast amount of contrast and opportunities. There are large and tall buildings that go from the Crámer street to ''Avenida Cabildo'' and traditional houses up to three stories. This district has become a busy one with many pedestrians and cars on the streets. This neighborhood is mainly residential, with some non-residential areas like the ''classification yard'' in the north-east zone, the fairs in the south-west (where until the late 1960s there was another classification yard), and the UCA Colegiales campus in the south-east. History The history of Colegiales is the same as the ''barrio'' of Chacarita because it used to be called ''Chacarita de los Colegiales''. This neighborhood had ''chacras'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. Originally created as the second division, it became the third level after a restructuring of the system in 1985 that ended with the creation of Primera B Nacional, set as the second division since then. The other league at level three is the Torneo Federal A, where teams from regional leagues take part. Format Primera B Metropolitana is currently organized so, during the course of a season, each club plays the others twice (a double round robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. The team that gets the most points at the end of the season is recognized as the Primera B champion and is automatically promoted to Primera B Nacional. The teams that hold the second to fifth positions have the chance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrano (Buenos Aires)
Belgrano is a northern and leafy ''barrio'' or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Location The barrio of Palermo is to the southeast; Núñez is to the northwest; Coghlan, Villa Urquiza, Villa Ortúzar and Colegiales are to the southwest. History Belgrano was named after Manuel Belgrano, a politician and military leader who created the national flag of Argentina. In 1820, at Belgrano's death, Buenos Aires' legislature introduced a law to name the next town to be founded after him. This happened in 1855, when the Buenos Aires government, fearful that relatives of Juan Manuel de Rosas would dispute the governmental decision to expropriate Rosas' lands, laid down a new town on part of it and named it Belgrano. The town was declared a city shortly thereafter, due to its booming growth, and in 1880 it became the nation's capital for a few weeks, because of the dispute between the national government and Buenos Aires province for the status of the city of Buenos Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquin Lavado
Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, better known by his pen name Quino (; 17 July 193230 September 2020), was an Argentinian cartoonist. His comic strip ''Mafalda'' (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is popular in many parts of the Americas and Europe and has been praised for its use of social satire as a commentary on real-life issues. Early life Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón was born in Mendoza, Argentina, on 17 July 1932 to emigrant Andalusian parents from Fuengirola, Málaga. Following Spanish name tradition, "Lavado" is his first or paternal surname, and "Tejón" his maternal one. Because of his parents' limited social circle, he spoke with an Andalusian accent until the age of six. He retained an affection for his parents' Spanish culture and flamenco into his later years. He obtained Spanish citizenship in 1990 and remained a dual citizen of Spain and Argentina. He was called "Quino" from his childhood on, to distinguish him from his uncle, the illustrator Joaquín, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chacarita, Buenos Aires
Chacarita is a ''barrio'' or neighborhood in the north-central part of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located between Colegiales, Palermo, Villa Crespo, La Paternal and Villa Ortúzar, this is a quiet neighbourhood with tree-lined streets, a combination of vintage rowhouses and apartment buildings. Locally, it's probably best known for the 95 hectare (234.75 acre) Chacarita Cemetery. History The territories of this district belonged formerly to the Jesuits, who had small farms. Its name comes from the word "small farm" or ''chácara'' in old Spanish. Following the Suppression of the Jesuits in 1767, they were expelled and all their goods were declared property of the Crown. One of the few and most important remaining residences from the era is that of the Comastri family, which at the moment is the ''Escuela Nacional de Educación Técnica N° 34''. The area's principal park is ''Los Andes'', which was inaugurated in 1941. Chacarita is the namesake for both the Chacarita Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrios Of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, autonomous city and capital of Argentina, is composed of forty-eight neighborhoods (locally known as ''barrios''). Since 2008, the city is also legally divided into communes, each one including one or more ''barrios''. Among the most visited and populated ''barrios'' are Palermo, Recoleta, Puerto Madero, Belgrano, San Telmo, La Boca, Monserrat and Caballito. Sectors of the city are also traditionally known as neighborhoods by the inhabitants of Buenos Aires, but not officially by the authorities of the city; some examples include Chinatown, Barrio Norte and the Microcentro. List of neighborhoods In alphabetical order, with the corresponding population and the commune they are grouped in. Informal neighborhood names The name Barrio Norte refers to the area around Avenida Santa Fe, encompassing parts of Retiro, Recoleta, and Palermo. The name ''Barrio Sur'' was used in the past to encompass the southern neighborhoods. This name has mostly fallen out of us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comuna 13
Comuna 13 is one of the 15 communes in which the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is divided. It is made up of the neighborhoods of Núñez, Belgrano and Colegiales Colegiales is a ''barrio'' or district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located between ''Alvarez Thomas av.'', ''Forest av.'', ''De los Incas av.'', ''Virrey del Pino st.'', ''Cabildo av.'', ''Jorge Newbery st.'', ''Crámer st.'' and ''Dorrego .... It is located in the north of the city, has an area of 14.6 km2 and a total population of 231,331 according to the 2010 census of which 103,832 are men and 127,499 are women, which represent 44.9% and 55.1% of the commune respectively. The 2001 census registered 228,226 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 1.4%. References {{Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires Communes of Buenos Aires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tango Music
Tango is a style of music in or time that originated among European and African immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay (collectively, the " Rioplatenses"). It is traditionally played on a solo guitar, guitar duo, or an ensemble, known as the '' orquesta típica'', which includes at least two violins, flute, piano, double bass, and at least two bandoneóns. Sometimes guitars and a clarinet join the ensemble. Tango may be purely instrumental or may include a vocalist. Tango music and dance have become popular throughout the world. Origins Even though present forms of tango developed in Argentina and Uruguay from the mid-19th century, there are records of 19th and early 20th-century tango styles in Cuba and Spain,José Luis Ortiz Nuevo ''El origen del tango americano'' Madrid and La Habana 1849 while there is a flamenco tango dance that may share a common ancestor in a minuet-style European dance. All sources stress the influence of African communities and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Goyeneche
Roberto Goyeneche (January 29, 1926 in Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Saavedra, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires – August 27, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentina, Argentine Tango music, tango singer of Basque people, Basque descent, who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' Bohemianism, bohemian life, and became a living legend in the local music scene. He was known as ''El Polaco'' ("the Poland, Pole") due to his blond hair, and thinness, like the Polish immigrants of the time. He is identified with the neighborhood of Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Saavedra, where he grew up. Career Roberto Goyeneche was formed in the style of the tango of Carlos Gardel, later reached a more personal style characterised by his particular way of phrasing with rubato. In 1944, at the age of 18, he joined Raúl Kaplún's orchestra after winning a local contest and soon gave his live debut performance on Radio Belgrano. In 1952 Goyeneche teamed up with Horacio Salgán. In 1956, he became the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iglesia Evangélica El Buen Pastor
Iglesia may refer to: * Iglesia Department * Iglesia ni Cristo * Iglesia Filipina Independiente , native_name_lang = fil , icon = Logo of the Philippine Independent Church (Aglipayan Church).svg , icon_width = 80px , icon_alt = Coat of arms of the Philippine Independent Church , image ... * Iglesia (Metro Madrid), a station on Line 1 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
