Villa Devoto is a neighborhood or district located in the northwestern area of the city of Buenos Aires , Argentina . Its administrative limits are defined by Lope de Vega, General Paz, San Martín, and Francisco Beiró Avenues; and Joaquín V. González, Baigorría, and Campana streets.
10-495: Villa Devoto, a primarily middle class to upscale neighborhood, is characterized by quiet tree-lined streets and is often considered as The Garden of Buenos Aires . A lower-density, wealthy residential subsection known as Devoto R is located around Arenales Square, in the ward's north-central section. Villa Devoto is served by the FC Urquiza and FC San Martín commuter railway lines. Part of General San Martín Partido until
20-681: A place in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . CEC Liceo Militar Círculo de Ex-Cadetes del Liceo Militar General San Martín , or simply Liceo Militar , is an Argentine rugby union and field hockey club sited in the Loma Hermosa district of General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires . The rugby union team currently plays in Primera C,
30-565: A state visit in 1924. Devoto died before Buschiazzo's work was complete, and the mansion was demolished around 1940. He did not leave any descendants, and his remains lie at the Basílica of San Antonio de Padua in Villa Devoto. The Metropolitan Seminary of Buenos Aires , alma mater to many of Argentina's bishops and archbishops, was established in Villa Devoto in 1899; among its alumni was the future Pope Francis . The Devoto Penitentiary,
40-556: Is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina . The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants in an area of 56 km (22 sq mi), and its capital city is also named San Martín . The partido (district) and its capital are named in honor of General José de San Martín , who led Argentina against
50-580: The Federalization of Buenos Aires , the area was an exurb at the time and was known as Villa Gainza y Lynch . A rail link was built by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway , which inaugurated Devoto Station in 1888. The district was named after Count Antonio Devoto , who became the landowner of most of the present day district in 1904. The Count Devoto was a member of the elite of Buenos Aires. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy granted Devoto
60-546: The Spanish Empire in the Argentine War of Independence . The partido is home to Primera División football team Chacarita Juniors , and to fifth Division football team Club Social y Deportivo Central Ballester . In rugby union San Martín partido is home to CEC Liceo Militar . These neighbourhoods have been absorbed into the municipality and are no longer commonly used. This article about
70-616: The city's sole remaining jail, was established in 1927. The ward became a bedroom community in later decades, as well as home to a sizable English Argentine and American expatriate community ; a Garden Club was established by the English-speaking community in 1978. Villa Devoto is home to two football clubs: The following have all been residents of Villa Devoto: 34°36′S 58°31′W / 34.600°S 58.517°W / -34.600; -58.517 General San Mart%C3%ADn Partido General San Martín Partido
80-450: The first fifteen years of its existence, the club would acquire its own installations near Loma Hermosa in 1974. Liceo Militar entered the URBA league system in 1962 and won promotion to the highest level of provincial rugby in 1970. Today the team still plays at the highest level of URBA's league system, fielding teams at all levels. Although Liceo Militar has won titles at underage levels,
90-585: The fourth division of the URBA league system. In 1950, former cadets of the military high school General San Martín founded the rugby club "Circulo de Ex-Cadetes del Liceo Militar General San Martín". Playing only friendly games for the first few years, the club registered with the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires in 1962 and entered the URBA league system the same year. A field hockey section would be created many years later. After occupying other clubs' premises for
100-585: The title of count in 1916 in gratitude for his assistance to the Kingdom of Italy during World War I ; Devoto died a few months later. Devoto owned one of the largest mansions of Buenos Aires, known as Devoto Palace . The mansion was built by Italian architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo , its 10,000 m² (107,000 ft²) decorated in bronze, silver and gold with ironwork forged in Italy, as well as Florentine mosaics . Prince Umberto di Savoia stayed there during
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