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18-494: Ezeiza may refer to: Ezeiza, Buenos Aires , a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Ezeiza Partido , in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport , known as Ezeiza International Airport Gabino Ezeiza , Argentine musician Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

36-520: A bedroom community , and a number of gated communities were developed (particularly in or near Canning , south of the city) from the 1990s onward. The Bosques de Ezeiza ('Ezeiza Woods') are likewise an important tourist attraction for the area. Other important institutions include the Dr. Alberto Eurnekian Hospital (2008), and the Provincial University of Ezeiza - which opened its doors in 2012 as

54-492: A half million people had gathered at the airport. In his plane, Perón was accompanied by president Héctor Cámpora , a representative of Peronism's left wing , who had come to power on May 25, 1973, amid popular euphoria and a period of political turmoil. Cámpora was opposed to the Peronist right wing , declaring during his first speech that "the spilled blood will not be negotiated". From Perón's platform, camouflaged snipers from

72-544: A nationalist, Perón was popular from the far-left to the far-right, but this conjunction of forces ended that day. During his exile, Perón himself had supported both young left-wing Peronists, whose icons included Che Guevara , the Montoneros, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (FAR), Fuerzas Armadas Peronistas (FAP), the Peronist Youth (JP) and right-wing Peronists composed "Special Formations", gathering radicals such as

90-718: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ezeiza, Buenos Aires Ezeiza ( Latin American Spanish: [eˈsejsa] ) is the capital city of the Ezeiza Partido within the Greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina . The city had a population of 160,219 in 2010. Ezeiza is one of the fastest-growing cities in Argentina; the city and its surroundings are known for

108-795: The Chilean DINA and Turkish Grey Wolves member Abdullah Çatlı , was also present at Ezeiza, according to investigations by Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón . Carlos "El Indio" Castillo , member of the Concentración Nacionalista Universitaria (CNU), also took part in the massacre. The massacre had been planned to effect the removal of president Héctor Cámpora, a moderate of the left-wing, from power. During Cámpora's first month of governing, approximately 600 social conflicts, strikes and factory occupations had taken place. Workers managed to obtain wage increases and better working conditions. The workers' movement had gathered

126-573: The Iron Guard (GH) or the Movimiento Nacionalista Tacuara . The tribune had been set up at Puente 12 by Lieutenant-Colonel Jorge Manuel Osinde and other far-right figures of Peronism, such as Alberto Brito Lima and Norma Kennedy . Lorenzo Miguel , Juan Manuel Abal Medina and José Ignacio Rucci , general secretary of the CGT ( Confederación General del Trabajo ) — controlled by

144-760: The Peronist right-wing — had the responsibility of organizing the Peronists' mobilization to Ezeiza. Members of the Unión Obrera Metalúrgica trade union, the Juventud sindical peronista and other right-wing sectors were also on Perón's tribune, facing the left-wing groups in the crowds (FAR, Montoneros, JP and others — the FAP had disarmed on May 25, 1973). Italian terrorist Stefano Delle Chiaie , who worked in Operation Gladio but also maintained links with

162-588: The end of the alliance of left and right-wing Peronists which Perón had managed to form. Héctor Cámpora represented the main figure of the left-wing and José López Rega , a former federal police officer and Perón's personal secretary who had accompanied Perón during his exile in Francoist Spain , was the right-wing's representative. López Rega would also be the founder of the Alianza Anticomunista Argentina right-wing death squad. A populist and

180-772: The first university dedicated to aeronautics in Latin America; a proposal was submitted later that year to the National University Council by the school for its nationalization . Part of Esteban Echeverría Partido since its establishment in 1913, Ezeiza was made the seat of its namesake county upon its own establishment in 1994. A new, postmodern city hall was inaugurated in 2007. Ezeiza Massacre Peronist masses, including many young people, had gathered there to acclaim Juan Perón 's definitive return from an 18-year exile in Spain . The police estimated three and

198-454: The leader José Ignacio Rucci. The Ezeiza massacre marked the end of the transition period of Cámpora, who had succeeded the military dictatorship of general Alejandro Lanusse . According to Hugo Moreno, "if October 17, 1945 may be considered as the founding act of Peronism, by the general strike and the presence of the masses imposing their will of support to Perón, the June 20, 1973 massacre marks

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216-711: The many gated communities there, as well as for the Ministro Pistarini International Airport and the Ezeiza Federal Prison Complex. Ezeiza and its surrounds are known as affluent areas. Inhabited originally by the Querandí people, the land was then claimed by the Conquistadores in 1588. The first estancia ( Los Remedios ) and chapel in the area were founded by Juan Guillermo González y Aragón in 1758; one of González's great-grandsons

234-468: The right-wing of Peronism opened fire on the crowd. The left-wing Peronist Youth and the Montoneros were targeted and trapped. At least 13 bodies were subsequently identified, and 365 were injured during the massacre. According to Clarín newspaper, the real number is thought to be much higher. No official investigation was ever performed to confirm these higher estimates. The Ezeiza massacre marked

252-462: The sympathy of large sectors, sometimes anti-Peronist, of the middle classes. On June 2, 1973, José Ignacio Rucci , general secretary of the CGT, had responded to a Cuban delegate to the CGT congress asking for a toast in honour of Che Guevara , that they were against left-wing imperialism. The Peronist right-wing gradually took control of the whole of the trade union organization, placing people close to

270-409: The title Ezeiza . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ezeiza&oldid=807516282 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

288-525: Was Manuel Belgrano , one of the most notable leaders of the Argentine War of Independence . Gerónimo Ezeiza bought land nearby in 1767, and by the late 19th century his descendant José María Ezeiza became the largest landowner in the area. Following his death, Ezeiza's son-in-law donated land to the Buenos Aires Western Railway , and the town was founded around the new line on 17 July 1885; it

306-512: Was named in honor of the late José María Ezeiza. Dairy farming dominated the Ezeiza landscape during the early 20th century. The town was chosen as the site of the nation's first international airport , which was inaugurated on the northern end of the city in 1949; a new neighborhood, Barrio Uno , was built just north of the airport that year to house its employees, and the Ricchieri Freeway

324-653: Was opened in 1952 to connect the new airport to the city of Buenos Aires . The National Atomic Energy Commission established the Ezeiza Atomic Center, a leading producer of radioisotopes for medical use, in 1967. The freeway was scene of the Ezeiza Massacre , in which at least 13 died in clashes between left and right-wing Peronists vying for the best vantage points from which to view the motorcade for exiled former President Juan Perón upon his return to Argentina on 20 June 1973. Ezeiza grew steadily afterward as

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