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The San Isidro Cathedral is located in the city of San Isidro , in the province of Buenos Aires , Argentina . It is at 16200th Del Libertador Avenue , opposite Plaza Mitre or Plaza de San Isidro in San Isidro's historic quarter.

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5-458: Built on the site of a 1706 chapel opened by the city's founder, Captain Domingo de Acassuso , the cathedral was designed by French architects Dunant and Paquin, and inaugurated on July 14, 1898. Constructed in neogothic style, it stands 68 m (223 ft) tall. Its base is a Latin cross. Its walls are built from stone and bricks, and it has stained glass windows . The cathedral underwent

10-684: A restoration project which was completed in 2007. Isidore the Labourer festival is celebrated on 15 May each year. Nearly 100 metres in front of the cathedral is the Plaza de San Isidro, and on it, is the San Isidro artisan fair since 1971. This fair has 100 stands, where people can buy leather, wood, textile, metal and ceramic products. The " San Isidro Artisan Fair " is oldest in the Buenos Aires Province . Two hundred metres off

15-455: The cathedral is the San Isidro railway station, of the rail transport company Tren de la Costa . This station includes a trade center, cinema and restaurants among other things. 34°28′02″S 58°30′33″W  /  34.46722°S 58.50917°W  / -34.46722; -58.50917 Domingo de Acassuso Domingo de Acassuso (1658–1727) was a Spanish politician and military man, who served as mayor of Buenos Aires in 1716. He

20-594: The vice-mayor of the city. His most important work was related to the construction of the Church of San Nicolás de Bari . He also was involved in the slave trade of Buenos Aires with the French and English factories. His house was located in the vicinity of the Real Asiento de Inglaterra , a factory belonging to South Sea Company . The Club Atlético Acassuso was founded in honor of Domingo de Acassuso. His family

25-736: Was the founder of the city of San Isidro in Buenos Aires Province . He was born in Zalla , province of Biscay, the son of Domingo de Acassuso and María de los Terreros. He was married to Teresa de Pessoa, daughter of Alejo de Pessoa y Figueroa, a descendant of families Gonçalves- Nuñez Cabral de Melo , and Juana Gómes, a mulatto woman, from whose union with the Pessoa family, descend a large number of patrician families of Buenos Aires. Established in Buenos Aires fulfilled various political and military roles, including treasurer and accountant, and

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