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Plaza Primero de Mayo

Coordinates: 34°36′41″S 58°23′54″W / 34.6113°S 58.3982°W / -34.6113; -58.3982
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Plaza Primero de Mayo
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General information
Statussquare
Locationavenues Hipólito Yrigoyen, Pasco, Valentín Alsina, Balvanera
Town or cityBuenos Aires
Country Argentina
Coordinates34°36′41″S 58°23′54″W / 34.6113°S 58.3982°W / -34.6113; -58.3982
Inaugurated1925
Renovated2006

Plaza Primero de Mayo is a square of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the neighborhood of Balvanera.[1]

History

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The British cemetery, c.1900

The Plaza Primero de Mayo was inaugurated in 1925, on land belonging to an old English Protestant cemetery, that operated on the site between 1833 and 1891.[2] This cemetery was known by the name of La Victoria, located on the street of that name, now Hipólito Yrigoyen.[3]

In 2006, during the works of remodeling of the Plaza were found rest of the cemetery, including graves with bones and gravestones.[4] Among the illustrious people who were buried were John Thorne and Elisa Chitti de Brown, the wife of William Brown, honored with a bronze plaque placed in the square.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jornadas de Historia de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Tema 3. El Instituto, 1986. 1986.
  2. ^ Diario de Buenos Aires: 1806-1807. Alberto Mario Salas. 1981.
  3. ^ Patrimonio cultural en cementerios y rituales de la muerte, Volumen2. Comisión para la Preservación del Patrimonio Histórico Cultural de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 2005. ISBN 9789871037414.
  4. ^ Descubrimientos Arqueologicos. Clarín.
  5. ^ Manual informativo de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 1981.