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3 unusual facts about Avellaneda


Azucena Villaflor

That night, Azucena Villaflor was taken by armed force from her home in Villa Dominico, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires.

Azucena Villaflor (7 April 1924, Avellaneda –- 10 December 1977) was an Argentine social activist, and one of the founders of the human rights association called Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, which looked for desaparecidos (victims of forced disappearance during Argentina's Dirty War).

Kicho Díaz

Díaz, widely known by his nickname Kicho, was born in the city of Avellaneda in the Province of Buenos Aires, and had two older brothers, David, who became a tango violinist and José (aka Pepe) who became a tango double bass player.


Avellaneda derby

The Avellaneda derby (clásico de Avellaneda) is the second most important rivalry in Argentine football.

Avellaneda Partido

Avellaneda is home to two of the most famous football clubs in Argentina: Independiente and Racing.

Connecting it to the federal district are two main bridges, being the most important the Puente Pueyrredón, that connects Mitre, the main Avenue in Avellaneda Partido, directly with the 9 de Julio Avenue.

Gonzalo Garcia

Gonzalo Sebastián García (born 1987), Argentine football defender currently playing for Racing Club de Avellaneda

Julio Grondona

Julio Grondona's career in football began in 1956, when he and his brother Héctor founded Arsenal Fútbol Club, inspired by the homonimous English side, in Sarandí, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires.

Nicolás Avellaneda

Avellaneda attained the presidency in 1874 but had its legitimacy contested by Bartolomé Mitre and supported by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.

In line with people like Alberdi or Sarmiento, who thought that European immigration was crucial to the Argentine development, he promoted the "Avellaneda law" that allowed European farmers ease to get terrains.


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