San Isidro is a city in

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. It is located 27.9 km from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). It ranks as the province's most affluent neighborhood.

History

In 2007, San Isidro celebrated its 300 years of existence with different celebrations taking place in the Hippodrome and in other venues. The settlement was first incorporated in 1784 as the ''Alcaldía de la Hermandad'' and was granted municipality status by the province in 1850. It maintains sister city relationships with

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Geography

The center of San Isidro is a historic area with

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s and old single-story houses. At the heart of Plaza Mitre is the

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San Isidro Cathedral built in 1898. The sloping plaza, home to the recently opened

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Museum, hosts an antiques and crafts fair. The plaza leads down to the

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, where the riverside park is popular with

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drinkers and tourists. The city is also known as the "National Capital of Rugby" being the cradle of many important players and hosting the national rugby union's derby match between CASI and

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. San Isidro is served by two rail lines, the

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and the

Tren de la Costa Tren de la Costa (in English: "Train of the Coast") is a suburban , 11-station light rail line in Greater Buenos Aires, between Maipú Avenue station in the northern suburb of Olivos and Delta station in Tigre, on the Río de la Plata. The l ...

(''Train of the Coast''). The latter station is a vintage 1891 building designed in the style of British stations. The facility also houses a shopping arcade, a cinema complex and restaurants. The station is located just 200 meters from the San Isidro Cathedral. Many large houses surround the historic center and line the riverside. The oldest is the House of General Pueyrredón, built in 1790 by

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and expanded by his son

Prilidiano Pueyrredón Prilidiano Pueyrredón (January 24, 1823 – November 3, 1870) was an Argentine painter, architect and engineer. One of the country's first prominent painters, he was known for his costumbrist sensibility and preference for everyday themes. ...

. The house, with its old giant ''algarrobo'' tree under which Pueyrredón and

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discussed independence, is a national historic monument and hosts the municipal historic museum of San Isidro. The home of writer

Victoria Ocampo Ramona Victoria Epifanía Rufina Ocampo (7 April 1890 – 27 January 1979) was an Argentine writer and intellectual. Best known as an advocate for others and as publisher of the literary magazine '' Sur'', she was also a writer and critic in he ...

, the

Villa Ocampo Villa Ocampo is the former house of Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979), one of Argentina's greatest cultural figures, founder and director of '' Sur'' magazine. The house is located in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province. Creative guests Originally ...

, is owned by

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and is open to the public. The San Isidro Hippodrome is one of Argentina's most important race courses and covers a large part of the area inland from the city. Built in the striking 1930s architectural style, the race track has faced tough times since the economic crises of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Notable people

Francisco Javier Muñiz Francisco Javier Muñiz (21 December 1795 – 8 April 1871) was an Argentine colonel, legislator, and medical doctor. He treated patients and died during the Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1871. He was considered the first important naturalist fr ...

, physician and naturalist * Melchor Angel Posse, former mayor and vice presidential candidate * Gustavo Angel Posse, mayor *

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, including Arquímedes Rafael Puccio, convicted murderer and kidnapper * Ronald Scott,

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pilot during the

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Gallery

Image:Provincia_de_Buenos_Aires_-_San_Isidro_-_9_de_Julio.jpg, 9 July Street, San Isidro File:Catedral San Isidro.jpg, San Isidro Cathedral Image:Don_Domingo_de_Acassuso.jpg, Monument in memory of Domingo de Acassuso, founder of San Isidro Image:Villa Ocampo.jpg,

, erstwhile home of critic and publisher

File:25deMayo MartinyOmar.jpg, 25 May Street File:NacionalDeSanIsidro2.png, The San Isidro National Secondary School File:San Isidro Mitre.jpg,

, San Isidro station (not to be confused with the San Isidro R station) File:Estación San Isidro del Tren de la Costa..jpg, Tren de la Costa Line, San Isidro R station File:Feria de artesanos san isidro.jpg, Art fair, San Isidro

References

External links

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Centro de Guias Turisticas de San Isidro
(Español)
Municipalidad de San Isidro
(Español)

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