Liniers is a
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
(neighborhood) of
Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on
Rivadavia Avenue
Avenida Rivadavia is one of the principal thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, Argentina, extending from San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, downtown Buenos Aires to the western suburb of Merlo, Buenos Aires, Merlo.
History
Upon the designation of the Vic ...
. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western
Gran Buenos Aires with the
Buenos Aires Metro.
The neighborhood developed around the
Liniers railway station
Estación Liniers is a railway station located in the Liniers barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It is on the FFCC Sarmiento line, between the stations of Ciudadela and Villa Luro
Villa Luro is a '' barrio'' (district) of Buenos Aires, Argenti ...
following its inaugural in 1872.
The neighborhood is home to
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, whose stadium, the
José Amalfitani Stadium, has been established there in 1951. Liners is also the site of the Church of
San Cayetano, consecrated in 1900 and elevated to a
parish in 1913. The Church of San Cayetano hosts thousands of faithful who gather each
feast day
The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context d ...
(August 7) to pray for employment or to give thanks for their livelihood.
The ward is named after
Santiago de Liniers, a colonial administrator who resisted the
British Invasions of the Río de la Plata.
References
External links
InformationNegocios en Liniers
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Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires