Plaza Primero de Mayo
| Plaza Primero de Mayo | |
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 current view of Plaza Primero de Mayo | |
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| General information | |
| Status | square |
| Location | avenues Hipólito Yrigoyen, Pasco, Valentín Alsina, Balvanera |
| Town or city | Buenos Aires |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°36′41″S 58°23′54″W / 34.6113°S 58.3982°W |
| Inaugurated | 1925 |
| Renovated | 2006 |
Plaza Primero de Mayo is a square of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the neighborhood of Balvanera.[1]
History
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The Plaza Primero de Mayo was inaugurated in 1925, on land belonging to an old English Protestant cemetery, that operated on the site between 1833 and 1891.[2] This cemetery was known by the name of La Victoria, located on the street of that name, now Hipólito Yrigoyen.[3]
In 2006, during the works of remodeling of the Plaza were found rest of the cemetery, including graves with bones and gravestones.[4] Among the illustrious people who were buried were John Thorne and Elisa Chitti de Brown, the wife of William Brown, honored with a bronze plaque placed in the square.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Jornadas de Historia de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Tema 3. El Instituto, 1986. 1986.
- ^ Diario de Buenos Aires: 1806-1807. Alberto Mario Salas. 1981.
- ^ Patrimonio cultural en cementerios y rituales de la muerte, Volumen2. Comisión para la Preservación del Patrimonio Histórico Cultural de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 2005. ISBN 9789871037414.
- ^ Descubrimientos Arqueologicos. Clarín.
- ^ Manual informativo de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 1981.