53-552: Lobos is the headquarters city of the Lobos Partido in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina. It was founded on 2 June 1802 by José Salgado. Located 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Buenos Aires , Lobos is a fertile agricultural area known mainly because of the dairy activity and dairy-related products. Lobos Administrative Area is bordered by Navarro to the northwest; General Las Heras to the north; Cañuelas to
106-507: A humid subtropical climate ( Cfa under the Köppen climate classification ). During winter, temperatures are cool during the day and cold during the night, even reaching below freezing. The average temperature in the coldest month, July, is 8.9 °C (48.0 °F). Winters tend to be cloudier than summer, averaging around 10 overcast days from June to August, compared to 6 overcast days from December to February. Summers are warm to hot with
159-447: A Catholic Misión arrived to Lobos and left wooden cruxes each with a brick basis as clue of its presence, located at the northern part of the city near Salgado Channel’s bank and there is another crux at the southern part of the city. The current church was opened in 1906 by Monsignor Terreno, bishop of La Plata and it was completed in 1912. In the church lies the rests of the founder José Salgado, Colonel Domingo S. Arévalo, soldier of
212-543: A January high of 29 °C (84.2 °F) while nighttime temperatures are cooler, averaging 18 °C (64.4 °F). Spring and fall are transition seasons, featuring warm daytime temperatures and cool nighttime temperatures, highly variable with some days reaching above 32 °C (89.6 °F) and below 0 °C (32.0 °F). The city is fairly humid, owing to its coastal location, having an average monthly humidity higher than 75%. La Plata receives 1,092 millimetres (43 in) of precipitation annually, with winters being
265-415: A city layout based on a rationalist conception of urban centers . The city has the shape of a square with a central park and two main diagonal avenues, north to south and east to west. In addition, there are numerous other shorter diagonal streets. This design is copied in a self-similar manner in small blocks of six by six blocks in length. For every six blocks, there is a small park or square. Other than
318-557: A consulate in the city of La Plata. The Arab community also has several institutions, including the Syriac Orthodox Welfare Assoc, Assoc Islamic Argentino de La Plata, and the Lebanese Society of La Plata. The Jewish community of La Plata has numerous institutions. These include AMIA La Plata (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina), which has under its orbit Hebrew School Chaim Nachman Bialik and
371-697: A magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale. Given the federal system of government in Argentina there are three orders or ranks: the National, Provincial and Municipal. Power of the executive branch in La Plata is exercised by the municipal mayor, elected by popular vote every four years with the possibility of unlimited reelection. The town hall is known as the Palacio Municipal, and is located in
424-554: A rail service ( Roca Line ) between La Plata and Constitución station in Buenos Aires via Berazategui. It runs every 24 to 30 minutes Mondays to Saturdays and every 40 minutes on Sundays. In addition, there is a shuttle service Tren Universitario between La Plata station and Policlínico operating five to eight times a day. The city's general aviation needs are served by La Plata Airport , although it has no commercial service as of 2023. The nearest commercially served airport
477-407: A semifinal game, and the third-place final. Now, the stadium is additionally used for concerts and Puma matches. Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium , the home ground of Estudiantes, is located on 1st Avenue in La Plata. Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo , the home ground of Gimnasia La Plata, is located in a park known as El Bosque. During 2009, following a series of agreements between the city municipality,
530-596: A straw-and-mud oratory, under advocation of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, forming the Chapel in June 1803 being the first priest doctor José García Miranda. The chapel became the urban core of Lobos. Surveyor Federico C. De Meyrelles conducted important mesures, and planning in 1868, from which the city was constituted. The regime of city management started when Fructuoso Velásquez was named by the Cabildo of Buenos Aires as Mayor of
583-491: Is Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires. The greater metropolitan area, according to the National Census of Population and Housing 2010, has a population of 787,294 inhabitants. Furthermore, the La Plata urban area's population since 1960 was developed as follows: The Spanish community's contributions include the renowned Spanish Hospital. Spain has also acknowledged the community by installing
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#1732775942057636-545: Is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina . The provincial subdivision has a population of about 33,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,725 km (666 sq mi), and its capital city is Lobos , 115 km (71 mi) from Buenos Aires . [REDACTED] This article about a place in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . La Plata La Plata ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈplata] )
689-400: Is also the place where the gaucho legend Juan Moreira was killed in 1874 after struggling with the law. Perón’s original house was restored and turned into a museum where photographs and personal items can be viewed, amid other ancient artifacts of Lobos history. The history of Lobos began in 1740 when a Jesuit mission led by Reverend Father Falkner, who surveyed the centre and South of
742-404: Is located some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi). from the city (115 kilometres (71 mi) from Buenos Aires). Other areas of special interest are the local aerodrome, several ranches, a museum of sciences of nature and history, and Perón’s museum. As far as its history is concerned, Lobos is known for being the place of birth of three times President Juan Domingo Perón born on 8 October 1895, and it
795-591: Is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province , Argentina . According to the 2022 census , the Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area , the Greater La Plata , has 938,287 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from the southern shore of the Río de la Plata estuary. La Plata was planned and developed to serve as the provincial capital after the city of Buenos Aires
848-526: The MIT before becoming a famed novelist. Doctor René Favaloro was another famous alumnus. During its early years, the university attracted a number of renowned intellectuals from the Spanish-speaking world, such as Dominican Pedro Henríquez Ureña . San Ponciano church [ es ] is on the corner of 48th and 5th Streets. It was the first chapel in La Plata and Pedro Benoit himself drew up
901-545: The Manchester United in 1968. It is the origin of several symbols of Argentine football such as Osvaldo Zubeldía , Carlos Bilardo , Alejandro Sabella , Juan Ramón and Juan Sebastián Verón . Estudiantes has had a great influence on the Argentine National Team , mainly through Bilardo in the 1986 World Cup . Its successes and its style of play, normally called bilardismo , have placed it in
954-585: The Montoneros , a leftist guerilla group, responded violently to the junta and its actions as they enlisted other Argentines to join their campaign against the regime. Those enlisted included young, left-wing, politically active students from the organization named the Unión de Estudiantes Secundarios (Union of High School Students) of La Plata. The UES was committed to achieving school reforms and other political reforms through demonstrations and protests that irked
1007-523: The Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. The construction was funded by the first inhabitants of La Plata, but as maintenance was very expensive it was later donated to the Province of Buenos Aires. On 18 October 1977, the building was almost completely destroyed by a fire. This has been noted as one of the largest losses to La Plata's historical heritage. It was later replaced by a new building, which houses
1060-650: The province of Buenos Aires , La Plata is surrounded by Ensenada and Berisso to the northeast, Berazategui and Florencio Varela to the northwest, San Vicente and Coronel Brandsen to the southwest and south, and Magdalena , to the southeast, occupying an area of 893 km . The metropolitan area of La Plata includes the neighborhoods of Tolosa, Ringuelet, Manuel B. Gonnet, City Bell, Villa Elisa, Melchor Romero, Abasto, Gorina, José Hernández, Ángel Etcheverry, Arturo Seguí, Los Hornos, Lisandro Olmos, Villa Elvira and Altos de San Lorenzo, all of which have community centers that operate as local delegations. La Plata has
1113-478: The Brethrem in 1805; after the regime was modified, the first city councillor was Silvestre Cabral in 1822. after the first corporative city hall was established, with limited authority the first councillor and president of the city hall was Juan Antonio Cascallares in 1856. Finally, the first mayor of the autonomous community was Manuel Antonio Caminos Arévalo in 1877. After the school councils were set up in 1875.
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#17327759420571166-521: The City Hall by Germans, etc. Electric street lighting was installed in 1884 and was the first of its kind in Latin America. The neo-Gothic cathedral of La Plata is the largest church in Argentina. It is located on the central park, Plaza Moreno, and is the 58th tallest church in the world. The Teatro Argentino de La Plata is one of the most important opera houses in Argentina, second to
1219-651: The City of Buenos Aires is the main tourism attraction of the area. It has an area of 8 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) making it a favored place for fishing activities. Due to its surrounding which is rich in vegetation it is possible to host many birds. Since December 1988, the Sport Fishing Festival is held here annually at the Lobos Fishing Club , which was founded in 1945.. Various competences were declared by City Tourism Interest,
1272-746: The Civil Service, 2% are for semi sideshows or removable; 1% are for worship, political parties and unions, and the remaining 2% was in the process of classification. La Plata has a stock market, the Bolsa de Comercio, which was founded in 1960 and is a member of the Argentine stock market system. In the city there are branches of major banks operating in the country, including Banco Nación , Banco Provincia, Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Banco Hipotecario , HSBC , Citigroup , Banco Itaú , Francés, Macro, Standard Bank , etc. Trenes Argentinos operate
1325-589: The Independence and parishes Enrique Ferroni, José Albertini and Emilio Larumbe. The church is 49 meters long and 19 meters wide with a capacity for 2,000 people. The tower lifts 37 meters. The main altar is made up of Carrara marble and it boasts a peculiar beauty. Lobos is mainly known by its lagoon, the aerodrome, a museum of sciences, Juan Perón's house, which has been turned into a museum, and several ranches. The Lobos Lagoon (or Laguna de Lobos), at 15 km from Lobos and 115 kilometres (71 mi) from
1378-765: The Jewish cemetery of the city, the Beit Chabad La Plata, part of Chabad Lubavitch Argentina . La Plata hosts one of the most renowned universities in Argentina, the National University of La Plata (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, UNLP). It has over 75,000 regular students, 8,000 teaching staff, 16 faculties and 106 available degrees. UNLP students and professors include: Four high school institutes are under UNLP control and three of them are located in La Plata: La Plata
1431-560: The Province and the Nation. In this contest different activities are carried out, and on conclusion, the Queen of Fishing is selected. A music show is regularly held on a stage erected over the water. The Lagoon sports its own boats and a 150 metres (490 ft) long wharf, restaurants, grills, etc. "Loguercio Village" is located over the northwestern margin of the lagoon and is inhabited by 400 people, but nearly 2,000 people only come to enjoy
1484-663: The Province of Buenos Aires and thus picked up some geographic information of the area. In 1772 thanks to Falkner's notes a map of the region was printed in London . The map contained the inscription Laguna de Lobos (Lagoon of Wolves, in Spanish ) below the drawing of the lagoon. It's said that the name Lobos stems from the amount of otters that at that time populated the lagoon and were known as "lobos de agua" ("water wolves") or "lobos de río" ("river wolves"), however, there are historians who believe Lobos had been given this name due to
1537-527: The Salado Basin take place every year in Lobos. This event began in 1974. Lobos's economy is mostly agricultural and industrial. In terms of agriculture, wheat, maize and soybeans are concentrated, representing the latter 60 per cent of the hectares planted. About 50% of all beekeeping in Argentina is done in Buenos Aires, of which Lobos produces a large part. Lobos Partido Lobos Partido
1590-594: The addition of a roof structure. Estudiantes played in the new stadium from 2006 to 2019 while their own stadium was being modernized; Estudiantes returned to its traditional home ground of Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium in 2019. Gimnasia La Plata has only played occasional home games in the Estadio Único. In 2011, the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata was one of the host sites for the 2011 Copa America including an opening-round match between Argentina and Bolivia ,
1643-755: The block surrounded by streets 51, 53, 11 and 12, in the city center. It is one of the important buildings that surround Plaza Moreno, and is opposite the cathedral. The city government is divided into different areas. These are: Private Secretary, Secretary General, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Public Management, Social Development Secretariat, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Modernization and Economic Development, Ministry of Justice, Secretary of Health and Social Medicine, Chief of Staff, Regional Market La Plata, Management Consortium Puerto La Plata, Executive Unit Revenue Agency, Environment Agency Implementation Unit, Human Rights Department, Ministry of Government, Policy Planning Council, Regional Production and Employment, and
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1696-567: The city council. As it is the capital of the Province of Buenos Aires, La Plata is also home to the three provincial powers: the provincial executive (led at the moment by the Governor ) along with its ministries, the judiciary, and the provincial Legislature . According to the National Economic Survey 2004–2005, out of a total of 23,844 local listings 90% are dedicated to the production of goods and services, 4% belonged to
1749-549: The city with only 5 major snowfall events: July 1912, 1928, 22 June 1981, 9 July 2007 during the July 2007 Argentine winter storm , and on 6 June 2012. The region lies on the Punta del Este fault, and its latest event occurred on 30 November 2018 at 10:27 UTC−3 with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter scale. This earthquake was extremely unusual in La Plata, a city where the last earthquake had been on 5 June 1888 (128 years before) with
1802-569: The construction of the main parts of the fort San Pedro de Los Lobos, over the eastern bank of the Lagoon about 300 meters from its shoreline and nearly 1,500 meters east of the mouth of Las Garzas stream, finishing the work Lieutenant Bernardo Serrano. By the end of 18th century José Salgado and his wife Pascuala Rivas de Salgado were granted an area to colonize as a donation made by viceroy Vértiz, founding Pago de Los Lobos on 2 June 1802. Back in that time, their Christian faith brought them to build
1855-517: The diagonal streets, all streets are on a rectangular grid and are numbered consecutively. Thus, La Plata is nicknamed "la ciudad de las diagonales" (city of diagonals). It is also called "la ciudad de los tilos" (city of linden trees ), because of the large number of linden trees lining the many streets and squares. The linden tree is one of a number of deciduous Northern Hemisphere tree species which dominate La Plata's parks and streets; ash , horsechestnut , plane , sweetgum and tulip tree are among
1908-456: The drier months and summer the wetter months. On average, La Plata receives 2,285 hours of sunshine a year, or 51% of possible sunshine, ranging from a low of 41% in June and July to 62% in February. The highest temperature recorded was 41 °C (106 °F) on 14 January 2022 while the lowest temperature recorded was −5.7 °C (22 °F) on 14 June 1967. Snowfall is extremely rare in
1961-399: The first president of the división for Lobos was presbyterian Felipe Olivera, who became parish in 1876. The first councillor with exclusive functions was Felipe Aráoz between 1877 and 1878. References to education in Lobos date back to the establishment of an elementary school by 1832, however, it is possible that there had already been school teachers settled in Lobos since 1826. In 1872
2014-635: The governor of the province and the nation's presidency, progress was made in the final transfer of the land of the Paseo del Bosque to Estudiantes and Gimnasia La Plata clubs. On 24 June 2009, the Deliberative Council adopted the convention and the ordinance for which Gimnasia and Estudiantes clubs received "grants" for the lands on which their home grounds are currently located within El Bosque (The Forest). On 28 October 2007, Pablo Bruera
2067-438: The most important of all: Lobos Lagoon (Laguna de Lobos for Spanish). In the 1980s geologist Víctor Mansione discovered a plaster deposit beneath the lagoon. The existence of this deposit prevents the lagoon to drain. Currently the lagoon has become an issue of political concern due to its polluted water that worsened during the past years on account of the lack of sound policies to prevent this situation. The Olympics of
2120-485: The northeast; San Miguel del Monte to the east; Roque Pérez to the south and 25 de Mayo to the west. The administrative area is as web divided into seven quarters: Arévalo , Carboni , Elvira , Empalme Lobos , Las Chacras , Salvador María and Zapiola . Besides the rural importance, Lobos is considered a tourist center within the Province of Buenos Aires , Lobos Lagoon being the most important feature. The lagoon
2173-488: The opinion of other specialists, has caused severe damage to the original design and contextual aesthetics. The city is home to two important first division football teams: Estudiantes de La Plata and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata . Estudiantes de La Plata is the most successful club in the city, having won seven national tournaments, four Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup against
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2226-476: The other examples. Palms and subtropical broadleaf evergreen trees thrive but are comparatively infrequent. The city design and its buildings are noted to possess strong Freemason symbolism as a consequence of both Rocha and Benoit being Freemasons. The designs for the government buildings were chosen in an international architectural competition. Thus, the Governor Palace was designed by Italians,
2279-400: The plans for the church. It was inaugurated on 19 November 1883, the first anniversary of the foundation of the city. Its neo-Gothic style has been well kept, and the inner paintings are now being restored. Then-governor Rocha was the one to name it "San Ponciano". This was both in memory of his son Ponciano and in honor of Pope Pontian . Inside the church is the "Virgen de Luján" niche, which
2332-459: The position of exponent of a football style deeply rooted in the country. For its part, Gimnasia de La Plata, founded in 1887 , has not obtained titles in the professional era, but it is a traditional First Division club. The Estadio Ciudad de La Plata , also known as the "Estadio Único", opened on 7 June 2003, as one of the most modern football stadiums in Latin America. Various other construction and renovation projects have continued, including
2385-422: The public for 10 years. It had originally been opened in 1929 by Spanish immigrant Basilio Rodrigo. On 25 October 2015, Julio Garro was elected mayor with 41,35% of the votes, replacing Pablo Bruera , who had been mayor since 2007. Garro was reelected for a second term in 2019. In the 2023 local elections , former mayor Alak defeated Garro in an historically close election. Located in the north-eastern area of
2438-421: The ruling regime. Many of these students were kidnapped and killed (many remain as ' desaparecidos ') as part of the state's terrorism during the dictatorship . In October 1998, UNESCO approved the city's bid to gain recognition as a World Heritage site. The approval is still pending due to various objections to the criterion of maintaining architectural and landscape features during recent decades, which in
2491-571: The theatre's orchestra, choir and ballet, boasting several halls. The Curutchet House is one of the two buildings by Le Corbusier built in the Americas. The University of La Plata was founded in 1897 and nationalized in 1905. It is well known for its observatory and natural history museum . Ernesto Sabato graduated in Physics at this university; he went on to teach at the Sorbonne and
2544-533: The weekend. Lobos has a surface of 1,725 km and is bordered to the south by the Río Salado , which usually becomes the source of recurrent flooding. Lobos city is also limited by Salgado Channel , which comes from Río Salado. The southeastern area of the city is bordered by Muñiz Channel . Salgado Channel splits the city from the countryside areas. Lobos also boasts 6 lagoons: Salada ; Laguna Salada Chica; Laguna Culú Culú; Laguna de Colis; Laguna Seca, and
2597-447: The wild dogs staying around and because they bore a resemblance to wolves . By 1779 several guards settled down there and several forts, fortresses and military positions were built to form a defence wall against the natives. These positions were set up by order of viceroy Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo and named them Chascomús, Ranchos, Monte, Lobos, Navarro, Areco and Rojas. On 21 August 1779 Gunnery Sergeant Pedro Rodríguez concluded
2650-425: Was federalized in 1880. It was officially founded by Governor Dardo Rocha on 19 November 1882. Its construction is fully documented in photographs by Tomás Bradley Sutton. La Plata was briefly known as Ciudad Eva Perón ( Eva Perón City) between 1952 and 1955. After La Plata was designated the provincial capital, Rocha was placed in charge of creating the city. He hired urban planner Pedro Benoit , who designed
2703-577: Was elected mayor with 26% of the votes, replacing Julio Alak , who had been mayor since 1991. On 25 February 2009, La Plata debuted a parking system that uses text messaging (SMS), thus becoming the first city in Argentina to control parking using technology applications. The Pasaje Rodrigo, a traditional "galería" (the older version of shopping malls in Argentina), reopened its doors in April 2009 as Pasaje Rodrigo shopping mall, after having been closed to
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#17327759420572756-456: Was moved here in 1904. Under Alvear 's administration (1922–1928), Enrique Mosconi , the president of the state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales , created the La Plata distillery , at the time the tenth largest in the world. On 10 December 1945, in the Parish church of St. Francis of Assisi in this city, Juan Domingo Perón and Eva Duarte were married. In 1952, the city
2809-584: Was renamed Ciudad Eva Perón ; its original name was restored in 1955. In March 1976, the Argentine military seized power following a coup d'état , which involved the disappearance of a number of students from La Plata. The military junta had implemented what was called the National Reorganization Process which was a set of policies used by the regime to destroy left-wing guerrilla forces and oppress resistance to its rule. The process included kidnappings, torture and murder. Meanwhile,
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