Ciudadela is a

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, Argentina. It is located in the

Tres de Febrero Partido Tres de Febrero () is a '' partido'' of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation area in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Toponymy Tres de Febrero took its name from the 1852 Battle of Caseros between General Justo José Urquiza and Jua ...

, immediately to the west of the neighborhood of Liniers in

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city proper. It is separated from the city by General Paz avenue.

History

Home to a

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in colonial times (''Rancho de Castro''), the area was the site of a base of operations for Viceroy

Santiago de Liniers Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, Order of Montesa, KOM, Order of Malta, OM (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810) was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Alt ...

during the

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of 1806. The first settlement was named ''Villa Liniers'' in his honor, and was the site of a major military camp after 1902. The town began to take shape with the arrival of the

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railway in 1910, and was officially established that year. Ciudadela gradually grew around the railway station, and eventually merged into the

urban agglomeration. Fuerte Apache, whose official name is "Barrio Ejército de los Andes" (), is a public housing development in Ciudadela. The subject of ongoing controversy, its colloquial name stems from '' Fort Apache, The Bronx'', a 1981 movie about a crime-ridden part of

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. Ciudadela had 73,155 inhabitants according to 2001 census, and features a lively commerce hub along

Avenida Rivadavia 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. It is considered the third longest avenue ...

, as well as two

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. The historic barracks are now the Argentine Army Museum.

Notable births

Alfredo Alcón Alfredo Félix Alcón (; 3 March 1930 – 11 April 2014) was an Argentine theatre and film actor born in Buenos Aires. Widely regarded as one of the best and most important Argentine actors of the 20th century. He worked in more than 50 movies s ...

- actor * Thiago Almada - professional footballer *

Fernando Gago Fernando Rubén Gago (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Club Necaxa, Necaxa. During his 16-year club career, limited by multiple ...

- professional footballer *

Ricardo Iorio Ricardo Horacio Iorio (25 June 1962 – 24 October 2023) was an Argentine Heavy metal music, heavy metal singer and bassist. Iorio was one of the founders of V8 (band), V8 (1979–1987) and later founded the band Hermética (1988–1994). He wa ...

- musician *

Carlos Tevez Carlos Alberto Tevez (; né Martínez; born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. A dynamic forward (association football), forward in his prime, Tevez ...

- professional footballer

Neighborhoods

* Fuerte Apache * Villa Reconquista * Villa General Arenales * Villa El Paredón or Los Russos * Villa Matienzo * Barrio San Eduardo * Barrio Ramón Carrillo * Villa Herminia * Villa General Paz * Villa La Paz * Villa Maldonado * Villa Weigel * Barrio Neptuno 54

External links

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Cabildo Abierto de Ciudadela

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