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Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
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Prior to 19th century

* 1536 – First foundation of the city by Pedro de Mendoza. * 1542 – City attacked by indigenous people and settlers abandon it, moving to
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. * 1580 – Second foundation of the city around fort built by Juan de Garay. * 1591 – Dominican monastery established. * 1604 – San Francisco monastery established. * 1611 – Men's Hospital founded. * 1620 – Town becomes capital of
Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...
. * 1671 –
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inaugurated. * 1711 – Cabildo built. * 1716 – Granted the royal motto ''Most Noble and Loyal'' ("Muy Noble y muy Leal") * 1720 – Recoleta church built. * 1722 – Completion of Saint Ignatius Church * 1727 – San Miguel church founded. * 1743 – Women's Hospital established. * 1744 – Las Monjas convent founded. * 1749 – San Juan convent established. * 1752 –
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built. * 1755 – Female Orphan School established. * 1763 – Anglo-Portuguese invasion, part of the
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, repelled by Viceroy Cevallos. * 1768 – Merced church built. * 1776 – City becomes capital of
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ( es, Virreinato del Río de la Plata or es, Virreinato de las Provincias del Río de la Plata) meaning "River of the Silver", also called "Viceroyalty of the River Plate" in some scholarly writings, in ...
. * 1778 – "Free trade regulations" in effect. * 1779 – Foundling Asylum established. * 1794 –
Consulado The ''Consulado de mercaderes'' was the merchant guild of Seville founded in 1543; the Consulado enjoyed virtual monopoly rights over goods shipped to America, in a regular and closely controlled West Indies Fleet, and handled much of the silve ...
(merchant guild) established.


19th century


1800s-1840s

* 1801 - '' Telégrafo Mercantil'' newspaper begins publication. * 1806 - British briefly in power. * 1810 ** 18–25 May:
May Revolution The May Revolution ( es, Revolución de Mayo) was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the terri ...
. ** State Library established. * 1811 –
Pirámide de Mayo The Pirámide de Mayo (; en, May Pyramid), located at the hub of the Plaza de Mayo, is the oldest national monument in the City of Buenos Aires. Its construction was ordered in 1811 by the Primera Junta to celebrate the first anniversary of the ...
monument built on the Plaza de Mayo. * 1815 – Academy of Jurisprudence founded. * 1821 –
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founded. * 1822 ** Academy of Music founded. ** Street names changed. ** Northern Cemetery established. * 1823 – Museum of Buenos Ayres, Sociedad de Beneficencia, and Philharmonic Association founded. * 1829 – British Library established (approximate date). * 1832 – English Cemetery established. * 1833 – Victoria Theatre built. * 1838 ** 28 March: French blockade of the Río de la Plata begins. ** Scotch Church built. * 1840 – French blockade of the Río de la Plata ends. * 1841 – Foreign Club established. * 1845 – Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata begins. * 1847 – Lutheran Church built.


1850s–1890s

* 1850 – Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata ends. * 1852 ** Board of Health, Faculty of Medicine, and Club del Progreso founded. ** Yellow fever epidemic. * 1853 ** City becomes capital of State of Buenos Aires. ** Germania club founded. * 1854 – Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, Society of Natural History of the Plate, and Gymnastic Club founded. * 1855 – Custom house built. * 1856 ** built. ** Irish Convent of Sisters of Mercy established. * 1857 **
Teatro Colón The Teatro Colón (Spanish: ''Columbus Theatre'') is the main opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acousti ...
opens. ** Deaf and Dumb Institute founded. ** Buenos Aires Western Railway inaugurated. * 1858 ** Café Tortoni in business. ** Poor Asylum, School of Catedral al Sur, and Maua Bank established. ** School of medicine built. ** Yellow fever epidemic. * 1859 – British Hospital and Convalecencia built. * 1860 ** Plaza del Retiro laid out. ** Catedral al Norte (school) and Club del Plata founded. ** Santa Catalina church built. * 1861 ** City becomes part of
Argentine Confederation The Argentine Confederation (Spanish: ''Confederación Argentina'') was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina; its name is still one of the official names of the country according to the Argentine Constitution, Article 35. It was the name ...
again. ** Plaza del Parque public garden laid out. ** Teutonia club founded. ** Mercado del Comercio and Episcopal palace built. * 1862 **
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (BAGS) ( es, Ferrocarril del Sud) was one of the ''Big Four'' Indian gauge, broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company was founded by Edward ...
opened. ** Plaza Libertad laid out. ** Archbishop's Palace built. ** French Hospital and Irish Hospital established. * 1863 ** Congress-hall and Italian Hospital built. ** London and River Plate Bank established. **
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starts. * 1864 ** Franco Argentine Theatre in business. ** Lorea market, German Singing Academy, and Concordia club established. **
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, sometimes known simply as Buenos Aires, is an Argentine sports club based in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. Having set its official date of foundation on 8 December 1864, the club claims to be the oldest club sti ...
opened. * 1865 **
Constitución railway station Constitución railway station () is a large railway station in Constitución, a in central Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full official name of the station is (in English: Constitution Square Station) reflecting the fact that the station is loca ...
opens. ** Coliseum concert-hall built. ** Kranken-verein and Heimath club founded. * 1866 – Archepiscopal see and Mercado de Independencia established. * 1867 ** Cholera epidemic. ** German Hospital Society, Mercado del Norte, and Thalia club founded. * 1868 ** Congregación Israelita Argentina founded. ** Sanitary Institute opens. * 1869 ** '' La Prensa'' newspaper begins publication. ** Population: 177,767. * 1870 – Yellow fever epidemic. * 1871 ** Yellow fever epidemic. ** City fire department established. * 1873 – A la Ciudad de Londres department store in business. * 1875 –
Parque Tres de Febrero Parque Tres de Febrero, popularly known as Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), is an urban park of approximately 400 hectares (about 989 acres) located in the neighborhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located between Libertador and Fi ...
inaugurated. * 1876 – Sociedad Estímulo de Bellas Artes (art society) and Buenos Aires Orchestral Society organized. * 1877 **
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inaugurated. ** in business. * 1879 ** (theatre) opens. ** Rivadavia Library founded. * 1880 - City separated from
Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...
; established. * 1882 **
Once railway station Once railway station ( es, Estación Once de Septiembre, translation=Eleventh of September Station, ; informally known as ) is a large railway terminus in central Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the ''barrio'' of Balvanera. The station, inaugurate ...
opens. ** National Theatre built. ** South American Continental Exhibition held. * 1887 **
Belgrano Belgrano may refer to: People * Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot * José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter * Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel * Manuel Belg ...
and
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become part of city. **
Constitución railway station Constitución railway station () is a large railway station in Constitución, a in central Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full official name of the station is (in English: Constitution Square Station) reflecting the fact that the station is loca ...
rebuilt. * 1888 **
Buenos Aires Zoo The Buenos Aires Eco Park ( es, Ecoparque de Buenos Aires) is an park in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The former zoo, opened in 1888, contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a tot ...
established. **
Pizzurno Palace The Sarmiento Palace, commonly known as the Pizzurno Palace, is an architectural landmark in the Recoleta section of Buenos Aires and the location of the Argentine Ministry of Education. Overview A will left by a local heiress, Petronila Rod ...
built. * 1890 - National Historical Museum opens. * 1891 – Rivera Indarte Theatre opens. * 1893 –
Buenos Aires City Hall Buenos Aires City Hall ( es, Palacio Municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires; lit. "Municipal Palace") was, until 2015, the seat of the Office of the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. From its construction in 1914 ...
built. * 1894 **
Palacio de Aguas Corrientes The Palace of Running Waters ( es, Palacio de Aguas Corrientes) is an architecturally significant water pumping station in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the former headquarters of Obras Sanitarias de la Nación. It is currently administered by Agua y ...
built. ** Musical Mutual Society organized. * 1895 ** Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes opens. ** Population: 663,854. * 1897 –
Puerto Madero Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land ...
constructed. * 1898 **
Buenos Aires Botanical Garden The Buenos Aires Botanical Garden (official name in Spanish: ''Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires'') is a botanical garden located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The garden is tri ...
inaugurated. ** Casa Rosada re-built.


20th century


1900s–1940s

* 1901 –
Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez, Buenos Aires, Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city ...
formed. * 1904 ** Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi inaugurated. ** Population: 950,891. * 1905 **
Club Atlético Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Arge ...
formed. ** Population: 1,025,653. * 1906 – Congress hall built. * 1908 –
Avenida Theatre The Avenida Theatre (''Teatro Avenida'') is a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Overview The Avenida Theatre was inaugurated on Buenos Aires' central Avenida de Mayo in 1908 with a production of Spanish dramatist Lope de Vega's ''Justice Wit ...
opens. * 1909 –
San Martín Palace San Martín Palace (''Palacio San Martín'') is located facing Plaza San Martín in the Retiro neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina and serves as the Ceremonial Headquarters for the Ministry of Foreign Relations. History The Beaux Arts ...
built. * 1910 ** Exposición Internacional del Centenario held. ** Customs House, Palace of Justice, and
Congressional Plaza Congressional Plaza (Spanish: ''Plaza del Congreso'') is a public park facing the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires. The plaza is part of a 3 hectare (7.5 acre) open space comprising three adjoining plazas to the east of the Congress building. ...
inaugurated. * 1911 –
Hotel de Inmigrantes Hotel de Inmigrantes (Immigrants' Hotel) is a complex of buildings, often compared to a citadel, constructed between 1905 and 1911 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to receive immigrants and stem the tide of communicable diseases following mass cholera ...
built. * 1912 – Cine Atlas Belgrano opens. * 1913 ** Buenos Aires Underground begins operating. ** ' newspaper begins publication. * 1914 ** Harrods Buenos Aires in business. ** Population: 1,575,814. * 1915 –
Retiro railway station Retiro is the name of a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations ( Retiro-Mitre, Retiro-Belgrano and Retiro-San Martín) and two terminal subway stations ( Retiro of Line C and Reti ...
opens. * 1916 – Buenos Aires Stock Exchange built. * 1917 – Confitería El Molino in business. * 1919 ** January: Tragic Week conflict. ** Teatro Gran Splendid opens. * 1921 – Cervantes Theatre opens. * 1922 – Cine Catalunya opens. * 1923 –
Palacio Barolo Palacio Barolo is a landmark office building, located at 1370 Avenida de Mayo, in the neighborhood of Montserrat, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It stood as Buenos Aires' tallest building for more than a decade until the construction of the Kavanagh Bui ...
built. * 1925 – Puerto Nuevo opens. * 1936 **
Kavanagh Building The Kavanagh Building () is a famed skyscraper in Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Designed in 1934 by architects Gregorio Sánchez, Ernesto Lagos and Luis María de la Torre, it is considered a pinnacle of modernist architecture. At the time of ...
constructed. ** Maldonado Stream tubed (approximate date). **
Obelisco Obelisco may refer to: *Obelisk of Buenos Aires The Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República in the intersection of avenues Corrientes an ...
built. * 1937 – Teatro Gran Rex opens. * 1938 – Estadio Monumental opens. * 1945 – 17 October: Labor demonstration. * 1946 – Buenos Aires Philharmonic founded. * 1947 – Population: 2,981,043 city; 4,603,035 urban agglomeration. * 1948 ** Aeroparque Jorge Newbery opens. **
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (BAGS) ( es, Ferrocarril del Sud) was one of the ''Big Four'' Indian gauge, broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company was founded by Edward ...
& Buenos Aires Western Railway closed. * 1949 –
Ministro Pistarini International Airport Ministro Pistarini International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini) , also known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location in the Ezeiza Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport s ...
built.


1950s–1990s

* 1950 – Alas Building constructed. * 1955 ** 16 June:
Bombing of Plaza de Mayo The Bombing of Plaza de Mayo was a massacre that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 16 June 1955. 30 aircraft from the Argentine Navy and Air Force strafed and bombed Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires in the largest aerial bombing e ...
. **
Revolución Libertadora ''Revolución Libertadora'' (; ''Liberating Revolution'') was the coup d'état that ended the second presidential term of Juan Perón in Argentina, on 16 September 1955. Background President Perón was first elected in 1946. In 1949, a ...
. * 1957 –
Federico Lacroze railway station Federico Lacroze railway station (Estación Federico Lacroze in Spanish) is a passenger railway station in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is located in the city's outlying ''barrio'' (neighbourhood) of Chacarita in a predominantly residen ...
opens. * 1958 – inaugurated. * 1962 – 11 June: Villa Soldati level crossing train accident. * 1967 –
Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens The Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens ( es, Jardín Japonés de Buenos Aires; ja, ブエノスアイレス日本庭園) are a public space administered by the non-profit Japanese Argentine Cultural Foundation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They are amo ...
open. * 1968 – Galileo Galilei planetarium opens. * 1971 –
Florida Street Florida Street ( es, Calle Florida) is a popular shopping street in Downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. A pedestrian street since 1971, some stretches have been pedestrianized since 1913. The pedestrian section as such starts at the intersection ...
pedestrianized Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in whi ...
. * 1972 – Bombing of Sheraton Hotel. * 1973 – 20 June: Peronist
shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
near Ezeiza Airport. * 1974 – Population: 2,976,000 city; 8,925,000 urban agglomeration. * 1975 **
Buenos Aires International Book Fair The Buenos Aires International Book Fair (''Spanish: Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires'') is held every April in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is one of the top five book expos in the world, oriented to the literary community as well as ...
begins. ** Bombing of theatre. * 1976 ** 24 March:
Coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...
. ** 2 April: Osvaldo Cacciatore becomes mayor. * 1977 – 30 April: Demonstrations by Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo begin. * 1978 – Argentine Council for International Relations founded. * 1979 ** 11 December:
1979 Copa América The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye ...
football tournament held. **
Caseros Prison The Caseros Prison ( es, Cárcel de Caseros) was a panopticon prison in Parque Patricios, a neighborhood in the southern part of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Caseros Prison was conceived by the military dictatorships of the 1960s, originally i ...
built. * 1980 – Centro Cultural Recoleta inaugurated. * 1982 – June: Catholic
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
visits city. * 1987 ** April: Catholic
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
visits city. ** 12 July: 1987 Copa América Final football tournament held. * 1988 –
Patio Bullrich Patio Bullrich is a shopping center located in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The building was originally an auction house owned by the Bullrich family, where cattle and pieces of art were auctioned.
shopping centre opens. * 1991 **
Galerías Pacífico Galerías Pacífico is a shopping centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located at the intersection of Florida Street and Córdoba Avenue. Overview The Beaux Arts building was designed by the architects Emilio Agrelo and Roland Le Vacher in 1889 to ...
shopping centre opens. ** Population: 2,960,976 city; 10,686,163 urban agglomeration. * 1992 ** 17 March: Bombing of Israeli embassy. ** National Library building inaugurated. * 1994 – 18 July:
Bombing A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanica ...
of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association building. * 1996 ** established per
1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution The 1994 amendment to the Constitution of Argentina was approved on 22 August 1994 by a Constitutional Assembly that met in the twin cities of Santa Fe and Paraná. The calling for elections for the Constitutional Convention and the main issues t ...
. ** 30 June: Mayoral election takes place. * 1999 **
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI, es, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the month of April, in the city of ...
begins. **
Abasto de Buenos Aires The Abasto Shopping is one of the biggest shopping mall centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The building was the central wholesale fruit and vegetable market in the city ("Mercado de Abasto") from 1893 to 1984. Since 1999, it has served as a shop ...
shopping mall opens. * 2000 **
King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center The Islamic Cultural Center "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd in Argentina" ( es, Centro Cultural Islámico "Custodio de las Dos Sagradas Mezquitas, Rey Fahd" or CCIAR) is a mosque and center for Islamic culture located in Buenos Aires ...
inaugurated. **
El Ateneo Grand Splendid El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a bookshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2008, ''The Guardian'' placed it as the second most beautiful bookshop in the world. In 2019, it was named the "world's most beautiful bookstore" by the ''National Geographic''. ...
bookshop in business. **
Aníbal Ibarra Aníbal Ibarra (born March 1, 1958) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Buenos Aires. Biography Ibarra was born in Lomas de Zamora, a district located in the southern region of Greater Buenos Aires. His father was a P ...
becomes Chief of Government of city.


21st century


2000s

* 2001 ** Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires inaugurated. ** Buenos Aires Fashion Week and
Creamfields BA Creamfields Buenos Aires is an annual electronic music festival hosted in Buenos Aires featuring DJs recognized in the worldwide electronic scene. It has seen more attendees compared to other Creamfields events in Latin America with almost 70,00 ...
music festival begin. **
Eloísa Cartonera Eloísa Cartonera is an Argentina, Argentine cooperative publishing business of designers and writers, which publishes hand made books with extraordinary designs at a literary quality. It is the pioneer of the Cartonera movement.Prince Claus Fund ( ...
founded. ** December: Economic protest. * 2002 ** June: Economic protest. **
Quilmes Rock Quilmes Rock is a major Argentine rock festival, held annually from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 on. It is named after its main sponsor, Cerveza Quilmes brewery. It was held in several venues in Buenos Aires, including the Ferro Stadium and Riv ...
music festival and
Buenos Aires Jazz Festival The Buenos Aires Jazz Festival is a music festival first organized in its current form by the city government of Buenos Aires in 2002. The festival takes place in multiple venues, attracting around 36,000 spectators during each of its first few ye ...
begin. * 2004 – 30 December:
República Cromañón nightclub fire A fire broke out in the crowded República Cromañón nightclub (mostly known in Argentina as simply "Cromañón") in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 30 December 2004, killing 194 people and leaving at least 1,492 injured. The nightclub República ...
. * 2005 **
Appetite (art gallery) Appetite (stylized as APPETITE) was a gallery and artist-run space, founded by Daniela Luna, in the neighborhood of San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its mission was to showcase and promote new artists. It sometimes courted controversy, before c ...
opens. ** El Faro Towers built. * 2006 – March:
Aníbal Ibarra Aníbal Ibarra (born March 1, 1958) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Buenos Aires. Biography Ibarra was born in Lomas de Zamora, a district located in the southern region of Greater Buenos Aires. His father was a P ...
deposed; Jorge Telerman becomes Chief of Government of city. * 2007 – Mauricio Macri becomes Chief of Government of city. * 2008 **
Fortabat Art Collection The Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Art Collection is a museum of fine arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Overview The museum was initiated by María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, the longtime chairperson and chief stockholder of Loma Negra, the largest ...
opens. ** Repsol-YPF Tower built. * 2009 –
Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta is a residential complex comprising the Alcorta and Cavia towers. The tallest one (Cavia) is tall, and the Alcorta tower is tall. The towers were designed by the Lanuzzi studio and are under construction in the Palermo ...
and Mulieris Towers built.


2010s

* 2010 ** Municipal bicycle sharing program established. **
Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
department established. ** Population: 2,891,082. * 2011 ** 24 July:
2011 Copa América Final The 2011 Copa América Final was the final match of the 2011 Copa América, an international football tournament that was played in Argentina from 1 to 24 July 2011. The match was played on 24 July at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in ...
football tournament held. ** Metrobus begins operating. ** City named World Book Capital by UNESCO. * 2012 ** 22 February:
Train crash A train wreck, train collision, train accident or train crash is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track; or an acci ...
. ** 4 April: F2 * 2013 ** Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio, Cardinal,
Archbishop of Buenos Aires The Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (''Archidioecesis Bonaerensis'') is one of thirteen Latin Metropolitan archdioceses of the Catholic Church in Argentina, South America. The Archbishopric of Buenos Aires is the Primatial see (protocollary first-ra ...
, is elected as
Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
, succeeding the retired
Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
** April: Flooding. ** opens. * 2015 **3 June: The feminist movement '' Ni una menos'' organizes its first massive demonstrations against gender-based violence, popularising the campaign throughout Argentina and several Latin American countries. * 2016 ** Population: 13,879,707 (urban agglomeration). * 2017 **
Alvear Tower The Alvear Tower is a residential and hotel skyscraper on Azucena Villaflor Avenue, east of Dock Two in the upscale Puerto Madero section of Buenos Aires. The skyscraper is the tallest building in Argentina. A mixed-use development, the 54-story ...
completed as the tallest building in Argentina.


2020s

* 2023 ** A specialized exhibition recognised by the
Bureau International des Expositions The Bureau international des expositions (BIE; English: International Bureau of Expositions) is an intergovernmental organization created to supervise international exhibitions (also known as expos or world expos) falling under the jurisdiction o ...
will be held.


See also

* Buenos Aires history * * Barrios and Communes of Buenos Aires *
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*
Landmarks in Buenos Aires There are many landmarks in Buenos Aires, Argentina some of which are of considerable historical or artistic interest. Monuments Monumento de los Españoles The "Monumento a La Carta Magna y las Cuatro Regiones Argentinas" is situated in the Sa ...
* Timeline of Argentine history


References

''This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.''


Bibliography


Published in the 18th–19th centuries

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Published in the 20th century

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * J. R. Scobie. (1972) "Buenos Aires as a commercial-bureaucratic city, 1880-1919: characteristics of a city's orientation." Amer. Historical Rev. 77, 4: 1035–1073. * Alonso, Paula. 1993. "Politics and Elections in Buenos Aires, 1890–1898: The Performance of the Radical Party." Journal of Latin American Studies 25 (3): 465–487. * Jose Moya. ''Cousins and Strangers: Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850–1930''. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998


Published in the 21st century

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buenos aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
Years in Argentina
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...