Villa Real (Buenos Aires)

Villareal is a district on the western outskirts of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The district has 14,000 inhabitants in an area of 1.5 km ²., Making it one of the smallest districts of the city and is part of the Comuna C10.

Description

Built in 1804 the Viceroy of Sobremonte there a summer house, which is why the area was then called " Quinta de los Virreyes ". From Virreyes then the present name "Villa Real", which the district officially received since March 18, 1909 was born. For this reason, every year is celebrated on 18 March, the Stadtteiltag, 2009 for the hundredth time.

Villa Real is bounded by the streets Nogoya, Irigoyen, Baigorria, Lope de Vega and Avenida General Paz Today the district is predominantly a residential area of ​​the middle class and characterized by older homes and large gardens. The economic life is played out around the street Lope de Vega, the most important places in the district are the Plaza Juan B. Teran (named after the founder of the University of Tucumán ) and the Plaza Villareal. Near the Plaza Villa Real, the " Museo del Automóvil " mode ( Auto Museum ).

Like many other parts of the city of Buenos Aires also Villareal was immortalized in a song. In the song " La Villa Real de murguita " by Alejandro del Prado says, " tirando la manga por la tardecita, Llegó la murguita de Villareal! de Villareal! "