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26-655: The complex is named after the neighborhood where it is located, Retiro . It is close to Retiro Bus Terminal Station , the country´s biggest bus terminal. The stations are very close to the Retiro bus station ( Terminal de Omnibus ), the principal long-distance bus terminal in Buenos Aires. The complex is also accessible by the C line of the Buenos Aires Metro system and by numerous local public bus services. The stations will also be accessible by both Line E and Line H of

52-554: A Franciscan convent. During his childhood he did a little bit of work, he sold newspapers, sweets and empanadas that were prepared by his mother. After this, he began working as an attorney and as a scribe . Subsequently he passed and examination before the Supreme Court of Justice, for which he obtained the title of rotary in 1859. He gained a scholarship granted by the government of the Confederation which allowed him to enter

78-782: A distinctly short military career. When the Triple Alliance War began, he abandoned his university studies to join an Artillery Regiment. He was chosen to be an assistant to General Julio de Vedia ; a member of the Argentinian military with a prominent role against the Mapuches and in the Triple Alliance War, who was also Governor of the Chaco National Territory. He fought in the Battles of Estero Bellaco , on 2 May 1866, and

104-477: A major long-distance bus terminal ( Terminal de Ómnibus ) is located adjacent to the station, subte line C of the Buenos Aires Metro system and numerous local public bus services, this area is always teeming with commuters and traffic on weekdays. A major thoroughfare is Avenida del Libertador , which becomes Avenida Leandro N. Alem past the Retiro train terminal. Avenida Leandro Alem runs north-to-south along

130-649: Is a barrio or neighborhood in Buenos Aires , Argentina . Located in the northeast end of the city, Retiro is bordered on the south by the Puerto Madero and San Nicolás , and on the west by the Recoleta . Towards the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th was installed in the area, an asiento of slaves belonging to the Compagnie de Guinée and South Sea Company , that operated until 1739. In 1800 began

156-471: Is home to many high-end stores and residential areas popular among both local wealthy gentry and expatriate executives. About 26,000 of its people, however, including thousands of illegal immigrants , live in the " Villa 31 " shantytown built along the Port of Buenos Aires from the 1930s onwards. Local and long distance rail service heading to the north originate from Estación Retiro ( Retiro train terminal ), also

182-696: The 1889 Paris Exposition . Other architecturally significant landmarks facing the plaza include the Paz Palace , the San Martín Palace , and the Olivetti and Pirelli skyscrapers, which were among the first in the city built in the International Style . 34°35′41″S 58°22′33″W  /  34.59472°S 58.37583°W  / -34.59472; -58.37583 Victorino de la Plaza Victorino de la Plaza (2 November 1840 – 2 October 1919)

208-705: The Battle of Tuyuti on 24 May of the same year. Subsequently the Government of Uruguay awarded him both the Silver Sol medal for his actions in the battle of Estero Bellaco and with the award of the Cords of Honor for his performance at the Battle of Tuyuti. Bartolome Mitre, promoted him to the rank of Captain , and have him a mention for his heroism. However, although he had performed exceptionally well he had to return to Buenos Aires due to

234-662: The Buenos Aires Central Business District , which Retiro shares with the San Nicolás ward; the Retiro section of the business district is centered on the Catalinas Norte office park, initially built in the 1970s over docklands developed a century earlier by Francisco Seeber . Other principal streets and avenues in Retiro are Santa Fe , Córdoba , and Libertador Avenues, pedestrian Calle Florida , and Avenida 9 de Julio . The Retiro section of Calle Florida

260-574: The Colegio de Uruguay. It is unknown exactly when he was admitted, but it is known that it was between 1859 and 1862. After this period of his education, he went to Buenos Aires , to enter Buenos Aires University . He proved to be an outstanding student and thus, this allowed President Mitre to appoint him to the position of Second Clerk, of the National Accounting Office. He was first appointed scribe, though, in 1864. Victorino De La Plaza had

286-573: The Avenida 9 de Julio in the late 1970s, the embassy was spared due to its landmark status, and remains the lone building in the midst of intense traffic. The neighboring Pereda Palace , built in 1920, serves as the official residence of the Ambassador of Brazil . Retiro is home to a number of five star hotels , including the Four Seasons , Marriott Plaza , Sheraton , and Sofitel . The oldest of these,

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312-686: The British residents of Buenos Aires financed the construction of the Torre de los Ingleses (renamed in 1982 to Torre Monumental ), on the occasion of the centenary of the May Revolution . The work was entrusted to the English architect Ambrose Macdonald Poynter , being inaugurated by the president Victorino de la Plaza on May 24, 1916 . Retiro is one of the largest hubs of transportation services in Argentina, and

338-654: The Marriott Plaza, was opened in 1909 and faces Plaza San Martín , to the north of which lies the train terminal and the Plaza Fuerza Aérea Argentina (formerly Plaza Británica ), where the Torre Monumental (formerly Torre de los Ingleses ) is located; the palladian monument was donated by the Anglo-Argentine community for the 1910 centennial celebrations, and suffered several acts of sabotage in

364-607: The construction of Plaza de Toros del Retiro , a stadium of bullfighting built by the architect Francisco Cañete, that worked until 1819. In the Plaza de Toros took place the battles between the troops of Santiago de Liniers and the British army , occurred during the English invasions of 1806 and 1807. In 1821 was installed the first dissident cemetery of Buenos Aires, located in the vicinity of Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Socorro . This cemetery

390-726: The district include the Ministry of Foreign Relations , the Air Force , the Navy , the National Mint , and the Rail Transport Agency ; the former Hotel de Inmigrantes , the primary point of entry for millions of immigrants from 1911 to 1953, is also in Retiro and today serves as a national museum. Across the street opposite Retiro train terminal is the leafy Plaza San Martín , surrounded by great palaces and hotels. The Retiro lowlands were once

416-747: The hub of an extensive commuter railway network, Retiro stations are also the terminus of a few long-distance passenger services which provide access to cities in the north and west of the country. As of 2015, state-owned Trenes Argentinos manages long-distance services to the cities of Córdoba , Tucumán and Rosario . Those services had been run by defunct company Ferrocentral . From the Retiro San Martín station trains depart to Rufino station in Santa Fe Province . [REDACTED] Media related to Retiro train station at Wikimedia Commons Retiro, Buenos Aires Calle Florida , Retiro

442-417: The metro once their extensions are complete. Three stations are located opposite Plaza San Martín , a large park. Retiro is the largest railway complex in Buenos Aires and more commuter trains arrive and depart from here than in any other station in the city. As of 2015, the following companies operate regular services to the suburbs of Buenos Aires along three principal lines: In addition to its status as

468-537: The time, was the tallest building in Latin America at 120 metres (394 ft). Funded by an Irish Argentine woman, the Kavanagh stands on the northern end of pedestrian Calle Florida , and its construction followed the plaza's extensive redesign, which resulted in the demolition of a number of derelict buildings from the colonial era, though also of the original National Museum of Fine Arts , an ornate pavilion used for

494-575: The training grounds for General José de San Martín 's Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers , and the modern-day Plaza San Martín features an equestrian monument to the hero of the Argentine War of Independence , as well as a memorial to the dead in the Falklands War. The most significant landmark opposite the plaza is the Kavanagh Building , a reinforced concrete structure finished in 1936 that, at

520-734: The wake of the 1982 Falklands War . Also nearby are the Basílica Santísimo Sacramento , the upscale Patio Bullrich shopping arcade, the Estrugamou Building , the Fernández Blanco Museum , and the Peace Plaza - the site of the former Israeli Embassy, which was bombed on March 17, 1992, with a toll of 29 dead and 242 wounded, marking the first known South American incident of Middle East -related terrorism. The numerous government agencies headquartered in

546-686: The writing of the Argentine Civil Code , and was Treasury Minister under Nicolás Avellaneda (1876), later Interventor in Corrientes Province (1878) and Foreign Minister (1882) and Treasury (1883–1885) during the first Julio Argentino Roca administration. He was elected vice president for the National Union presided by Roque Sáenz Peña in 1910, and assumed the presidency after the death of Sáenz Peña and governed between 1914 and 1916. He died of pneumonia after retiring from politics. He

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572-458: Was an Argentine politician and lawyer who served as President of Argentina from 9 August 1914 to 11 October 1916. As the second son of José Roque Mariano de la Plaza Elejalde and Manuela Silva; his older brother, Rafael de la Plaza, was also a politician and acted as governor of Santiago del Estero Province . He studied law in Buenos Aires and obtained his doctorate in 1868, became secretary of Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield and collaborated on

598-529: Was place were buried the people who professed the Protestant religion, mostly English. The dissident cemetery operated in the neighborhood of Retiro until 1833, and was transferred that same year to the neighborhood of Balvanera . In 1854, was established in the neighborhood the Compañía Primitiva de Gas de Buenos Aires Ltda. , a British gas company, that worked until it was nationalized in 1944. In 1910

624-635: Was the last president of what was called the conservative period of Argentine history. This period began in 1880 and culminated with La Plaza's loss of the presidency to the Radical Civic Union . This was all thanks to the Sáenz Peña Law, which established secret, compulsory voting for all those on the electoral register, thanks to Compulsory military service. Victorino de La Plaza was born on 2 November 1840, in Payagosta, Salta Province , Argentina . He

650-709: Was the site of Harrods Buenos Aires , originally the London department store's only overseas affiliate, from 1914 to 1998; the abandoned landmark continued to host art shows and Tango festivals, and permits were obtained in 2009 to reopen the retailer. Another Retiro landmark spared demolition was the Ortiz Basualdo Palace . Completed in 1912 as a private residence, it was acquired by the French Government for use as its Embassy in Argentina in 1939. When entire blocks of housing were razed to make way for an extension of

676-450: Was the son of Jose Mariano Roque de La Plaza y Elejalde, and Maria Manuela Silva. His brother was Rafel de La Plaza, who was governor of the province of Santiago del Estero . Upon his Father's death, his mother took charge of raising the Children. Victorino began his scholastic education at an Argentine public school, yet he stayed in that school for a short period of time, because he entered

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