Nueva Pompeya

Nueva Pompeya is a district in the southeast of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. He has 63 276 inhabitants (as of 2001) on an area of 6.1 km ², with a population density of 10,373 inhabitants per km ². Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased by over 18 percent.

History

Nueva Pompeya got its name from the " Virgen del Rosario de Pompeya " that is worshiped there in a church.

The district was largely built on an alluvial plain on the north bank of the Riachuelo and was often affected by floods. The area was sparsely populated and therefore also notorious for poverty and a high crime rate.

By 1930, as also industrial enterprises settled there, most of the residents of Nueva Pompeya worked at the slaughterhouse in neighboring Parque Patricios. The Avenida Sáenz, one of the main streets of Nueva Pompeya is still known as the " road of bones " because often cattle died on the way to the slaughterhouse.

The area was also known for her " pulperías " bars where gauchos and workers reversed from the slaughterhouse. Two of them were turned into museums: La antigüa Blanqueada and pulperia de Maria Adelia.

Cityscape

During the 20th century Nueva Pompeya took on its current appearance. 1938, the Jose Felix Uriburu Bridge, mainly as " Puente Alsina " ( Alsina Bridge ) known inaugurated. The residential streets of the neighborhood consist mainly of single-storey row houses.

For borough is also one of the largest villa Miserias of Buenos Aires. It was created by immigration from poorer rural areas in the north of Argentina and by immigrants from Bolivia. The inhabitants are mainly working as unskilled laborers and seamstresses.

There are a number of public facilities in Nueva Pompeya. Opened in 1940 and the " Círculo Obrero Católico " in Avenida Sáenz 1342 and since 1965 there is an indoor swimming pool. One of the founders of the Catholic Circle, Carlos Valdisseri, also founded the " Complejo Social y Cultural de Nueva Pompeya ", which was, until recently, led by his son, Father Jorge Valdisseri. Since the economic crisis of 2000, there eg soup kitchens were set up to help the needy of the neighborhood.

The economy of the district was carried to 1980 from metal and meat processing plants. Many of them joined reasons of economic policy. The buildings are no longer needed are now used as warehouses and " factory outlets ".

In addition to Doctor Antonio Sáenz Station, at the intersection of Av. Sáenz and Av. Moreno takes place every Sunday a bird market. He is well known for its range of songbirds.

Nueva Pompeya: cradle of Tango

The arrival of European immigrants since 1880 has led to a revival of Buenos Aires. Most of them settled in the south of the city, where many of their descendants still live. Popular residential areas were next to Nueva Pompeya also La Boca and Barracas, where they lived in simple, often built themselves houses. At the start of her new life in South America, they developed a typical culture, rooted in its European origin. In this climate, the Tango Argentino created. One of the first places where tango was danced in Buenos Aires, was a dance hall at the intersection of Corrales Road and Avenida La Plata. Later it opened more tango halls, such as the " Bar del Chino" on the Beazley Street, and musicians such as Homero Manzi wrote and performed the tango here. Nueva Pompeya is also mentioned in the famous tango " Barrio de Tango " and " Sur ". At the intersection of Del Barco Centenera Tabaré and you will find a mural that recalls Manzi.

Iglesia del Rosario de Nueva Pompeya

It is said that Bartolo Longo in Pompeii, Italy a portrait remarked that should be burned because of its poor condition. Without knowing who was depicted in the painting, he fell in love with the portrait. The portrait showed the Virgin of Rosario, accompanied by the Holy Santo Domingo and Santa Catalina de Siena.

He was an ardent supporter and began to spread the devotion to the Virgin of Rosario. When he years later emigrated to Argentina, where he preached about the virtues of the Virgin. The only time resulting district was then named after her, two roads in Nueva Pompeya received the name of the Virgin accompanying saints.

On May 14, 1896 foundation for a chapel was set. The building was erected under the direction of architect and painter Augusto Cesar Ferrari and was blessed on 29 June 1900. Since 1905 she is a church of their own community.

The church was built in the Gothic Revival style, which was then popular in other parts of Buenos Aires. It has a tower and the nave is adorned with windows, representing the 15 Mysteries of Santo Rosario. The richly decorated main portal is made ​​of wrought iron. Parts of the church were made ​​of rubble stones which were found in Pompeii. In the 1920s, it was expanded to continue to accommodate the growing congregation space. Inside is decorated with oil paintings of commercial sailors and historical events the church. Numerous statues adorn the nave. In the patio of the church a bronze monument in honor of the Virgin of Rosario.