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. He is best known for being the owner of most of the lands in the current ''barrio'' of

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called

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, hence the neighborhood's name. Him and his brothers were also involved in the establishment of the Abasto Market in downtown Buenos Aires in 1888. Son of a middle-class Genoese family, the Devoto immigrated to Argentina in 1850 and were established in downtown Buenos Aires. Don Devoto built what was the largest mansion of the city at the time and it became known as

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—Prince Umberto Saboya stayed there during a visit to Buenos Aires—. The mansion was built on National Avenue (now called

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) and occupied around 10,238 square metres. It was decorated in bronze, silver and gold with iron work forged in Italy, and Florentine mosaics. Don Devoto died in 1916 before the work on the mansion was complete and since he did not leave any descendants, and no one could be found to buy the eccentric house, so in 1938 it was divided into building lots on which houses were later constructed. In respect of his help to

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during

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, he was granted the title of

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by king

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on January 23, 1916. He was also awarded other titles earlier, which are listed below: * Knight, Commander and Grand Officer of the

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* Knight of the Order of St. Maurice and Lazarus * Knight of the

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References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070302143948/http://www.barriada.com.ar/villadevoto.htm * http://www.devotohistoria.com.ar/noticias.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Devoto, Antonio 1832 births 1916 deaths Italian emigrants to Argentina People from Lavagna People from Buenos Aires Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery