Mataderos
Mataderos is a neighborhood in the southwest of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. He has nearly 65,000 inhabitants (as of 2001) on an area of 7.6 km ². It belongs to the " Comuna " (district) C9 and is one of the less densely populated parts of the city.
Description
Mataderos got its name due to its function: The district was formerly both a location for the slaughterhouse as well as a cattle market ( Spanish " Matadero = slaughtered animals / slaughterhouse ). Even Chicago, USA was known why the football stadium in Mataderos the name " Estadio Nueva Chicago " ( Chicago Stadium New ) received. Today, the area is predominantly industrial area and suffers through traffic.
For a long time the area was the meeting point between the city and the province and thereby became a "marketplace " for agricultural products. If Gauchos had to do in Buenos Aires, they lived in Mataderos. Famous payadas, today you would to " Slam Poetry" say took place here in the quarter.
The economic center of Mataderos located around the Avenida Eva Peron. On weekends the lively " Feria de Mataderos " takes place which is visited by both locals and tourists. The market has existed since June 8, 1986. Commandments are crafts, Argentine cuisine, music, dance and equestrian parades. Additional area attractions include the " Museo Criollo de los Corrales " and a synagogue.
The local football club CA Nueva Chicago played in the 1970s and 1980s in the first division in Argentina. Currently the club plays in the second division. He is known particularly for its loyal fans. Among them is the polo player Adolfo Cambiaso, whose team " La Dolfina " wore jerseys a few years in the club colors of Nueva Chicago ( black and green).
Well-known residents
- Alberto Breccia, artist
- José Ángel Trelles, singer
- Oscar Anadón, painter
- Hugo Alberto Cando, Journalist
- Horacio Deval, singer
- Adolfo García Gray, actor
- Pedro Inchauspe, writer
- Juan Carlos Copes, dancers
- Geno Díaz, writer
- Justo Suárez, Boxer