Sáenz Peña is a town in

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 ...

Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...

, Argentina. It is located in the

Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires (, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of B ...

urban agglomeration on the border with

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

History

The first recorded owner of the territory was in 1615, since then it changed ownership many times. In 1850 it was acquired by Manuel Lynch. After his death the land was sold and then divided into lots, this was the impetus which led to the urbanisation of the area. In the early 20th century a railway station was authorised and named after the recently deceased President

Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz-Peña (2 April 1822 – 4 December 1907) was a lawyer and President of Argentina. He was the father of president Roque Sáenz Peña. Biography Luis Saenz-Peña was born on 2 April 1822 to Roque Julián Sáenz-Peña and María Lu ...

. The station was officially opened on 1 November 1910. The area quickly grew in importance, in 1912 the area was electrified, in 1920 the first police station and in 1927 the first telephone lines.

Famous residents

* Marco Denevi, writer and dramatist. * Jonás Gutiérrez, footballer. *

Javier Milei Javier Gerardo Milei (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as President of Argentina since 2023. Milei also served as a national deputy representing the City of Buenos Aires for the party La Libertad ...

, politician. * Guido Rodríguez, footballer. *

Leonardo Sbaraglia Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (; born 30 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in '' Red Lights''. Biography Sbaraglia was ...

, actor.

External links

* Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Tres de Febrero Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub