Parque Avellaneda is a neighbourhood located in the Southwest of
Buenos Aires
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. It is named after
Nicolás Avellaneda, former
President of Argentina
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and originated in a 1755 deed given to the Brotherhood of Holy Charity of Jesus Christ. The Olivera family became the area's largest landowners in 1828 and their sale of the majority of their estate to the city of Buenos Aires resulted in the creation of
Avellaneda Park (the ''barrio's'' namesake) in 1914.
File:Parque Avellaneda, complejo de casas con parques en el barrio (septiembre 2008).jpg, Townhouses in the area
See also
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Avellaneda Park Historic Train
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Avellaneda Park
External links
Barriada.com site
Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires
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