La Plata
La Plata is the capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is still within the urban area of the City of Buenos Aires, whose center lies about 60 kilometers northwest of the city. La Plata is with 740 369 inhabitants ( 2010) one of the larger cities of the country. It has a modern town, since it has been strictly applied symmetrically.
History
La Plata was created 1873-1884 by architect Pedro Benoit on the drawing board to separate provincial capital and the state capital. Buenos Aires was transformed into the Federal District Distrito Federal simultaneously and thus separated from the province.
In 1885, the city had 21,792 inhabitants already ( including 8918 Argentines, 12,874 Italians ), almost all were still living in wooden buildings. At the same time the construction of a double channel of the La Plata should be connected to the 5 km northeast of Ensenada harbor lying began.
1952, after the death of Eva Perón, the city was renamed " Ciudad Eva Perón ". After the coup against President Juan Perón in 1955 they reverted to its old name.
In the vicinity of La Plata for a while Adolf Eichmann lived in the village of Joaquín Gorina.
Business and education
La Plata is primarily a seat of heavy industry. Another important sector is the administrative apparatus by far the most populous province of Argentina. La Plata has a respected state university ( Universidad Nacional de La Plata) and a natural history museum, the La Plata Museum.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Facundo Bazzi, cyclist
- Facundo Cabral, Singer and musician
- Marcelo Adrián Carrusca, Argentine football player at Galatasaray Istanbul
- Leandro Damián Cufré, Argentine football player
- Rubén Elosegui, sculptor and painter
- René Favaloro, cardiologist, developer of heart bypass
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, politician
- Luciano Galletti, Argentine football player
- Gastón Mazzacane, racing driver
- Christian Mazzuca, composer and painter
- Martha Mercader, writer, journalist, politician
- Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer
- Benjamín Rojas, Argentine actor and singer
- Alejandro Scopelli Casanova, Argentine- Italian footballer and football coach
- Francisco Antonio Varallo, Argentine footballer
- Juan Ramón Verón, Argentine footballer
- Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer
- María Cecilia Villanueva, composer and pianist
Attractions
The center of town is the Plaza Moreno. Cathedral of La Plata, where the foundation stone of the city's biggest attraction of La Plata is to be seen as well. The Neo-Gothic church was built in 1885-1999 and is one of the largest churches in South America. Furthermore, the city council ( Palacio Municipal) worth seeing, as well as the Natural History Museum (Museo de Ciencias Naturales ). The museum mainly exhibits collections of Argentine researchers Perito Moreno and Florentino Ameghino.
Twinning
La Plata is twinned with the following cities:
- Italy Anghiari, Italy, since November 18, 1998
- Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay, since February 20, 1993
- Italy Bologna, Italy, since November 23, 1988
- Israel Beersheba, Israel, since 18 April 1989
- France Boulogne -sur -Mer, France, since July 6, 2000
- Chile Concepción, Chile, since 1993
- United States Louisville, Kentucky, USA, since 1994
- Uruguay Maldonado, Uruguay, since 1994
- Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay, since 1994
- Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil, since 1982
- Santa Ana de Coro Venezuela, Venezuela
- Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, since 1994
- Brazil São Paulo, Brazil ( 2000)
- Bolivia Sucre, Bolivia, since 2005
- Spain Zaragoza, Spain, since October 12, 1990
More twinned with the following cities are in preparation: