Plaza de Miserere is one of the main

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s (squares) of

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. It is located alongside the Once de Septiembre Station of the

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(Sarmiento railroad) in the heart of the Balvanera neighborhood.

History

The square lies on the former site of a mansion known as the ''Quinta de Miserere''. Around 1814, it was known as ''Mataderos de Miserere'' (Slaughterhouses of Miserere), ''Hueco de los corrales'' (Hole of the corrals) in 1817, and ''Mercado del Oeste'' (Western Market) by 1850. It was also known as ''Mercado'' (or ''Plaza'') ''11 de septiembre'' (11 September Market or plaza); the name ''Plaza Miserere'' dates from 1947. The plaza was the site of skirmishes during the British invasions of 1806. It was the site of the defeat of the troops under

Santiago de Liniers Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810) was a French officer in the Spanish military service, and a viceroy of the Spanish colonies of the Viceroyalty of the River ...

during the second invasion of 1807. The market functioned until 1882, when Mayor Torcuato de Alvear began the demarkation of the plaza. In 1882 it was used as the site for the

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. The neighboring Once Terminal was inaugurated in 1898. The square underwent an important remodel in 1913, when a Line A station for the

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was built underneath. This station was officially named after the square above it, but like the square itself became more popularly known as ''Plaza Once''. The square's current design is from 1923. The mausoleum of

Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad González Rivadavia (May 20, 1780 – September 2, 1845) was the first President of Argentina, then called the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, from February 8, 1826 to June 27, 1827. He was educated at t ...

, the first Constitutional President of Argentina, was created by sculptor

Rogelio Yrurtia Rogelio Yrurtia (December 6, 1879 – March 4, 1950) was a renowned Argentine sculptor of the Realist school. Life and work Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Basque immigrants in 1879, Rogelio Yrurtia enrolled in the local Society for the ...

and added in 1932, where his ashes remain despite his wish that they not stay in Argentina.

Pictures

References

External links

Barriada:Balvanera, Plaza Miserere
Balvanera Miserere World's fair sites in South America {{BuenosAires-geo-stub