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2 unusual facts about Roque Sáenz Peña


Cape Saenz

Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10, and named by him for Dr. Roque Sáenz Peña, President of the Argentine Republic, 1910-13.

Óscar Ibáñez

Óscar Manuel Ibáñez Holzmann (born August 8, 1967 in Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina) is a Peruvian football goalkeeper, who made his debut for the national team on April 18, 1998.


Argentine legislative election, 1912

A visit to Rome in 1909 gave the scion of one of Argentina's most powerful families at the time, Roque Sáenz Peña, the opportunity to meet the governing party's nemesis - the exiled leader of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), Hipólito Yrigoyen.

Leonel Altobelli

Leonel Víctor Altobelli (born 20 July 1986 in Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Buriram United in the Thai Premier League.


see also

Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña

Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña (also known as Diagonal Norte), is a main artery in the San Nicolás quarter of Buenos Aires, Argentina.