Avenida Scalabrini Ortiz is an avenue that runs through Villa Crespo and Palermo neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and goes from southwest to northeast, parallel Avenida Juan B. Justo. It starts at Avenida Warnes, and ends at Avenida Figueroa Alcorta.
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In 1867, when this avenue was still a dirt track, it was named El Camino del Ministro Inglés (English Minister's Road), because the English diplomat Henry Southern used it to go downtown from the country house where he lived with his family.
A decree on November 27, 1893 changed its name for the first time to Canning, as a tribute to George Canning, former Secretary of Foreign Relations of the United Kingdom.
Another decree, dictated on May 31, 1974, by the government of Juan Perón, stated that Canning Avenue changed its name into the present one as a tribute to Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz, Argentinejournalist, nationalist writer and essayist.
Two years later, during the military dictatorship, the name of this avenue was changed again into Canning Avenue. Ultimately, with the return of democracy, Canning was again renamed to Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz, by a December 29, 1985, ordinance.
The Buenos Aires Metro has two stations that serve Avenida Scalabrini Ortiz; stations Scalabrini Ortiz on Line and Malabia on Line 100 metres (110 yd) away.
Intersection of Santa Fe and Scalabrini Ortiz Avenues | Scalabrini Ortiz Avenue and Guatemala Street |
Coordinates: 34°35′15″S58°25′11″W / 34.58755°S 58.41980°W
Location | Av. Santa Fe and Av. Scalabrini Ortiz | ||||
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Coordinates | 34°35′6.6″S58°24′57.5″W / 34.585167°S 58.415972°WCoordinates: 34°35′6.6″S58°24′57.5″W / 34.585167°S 58.415972°W | ||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 29 December 1938 | ||||
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Scalabrini Ortiz Station is a station on Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground.
It is located at the intersection of Avenida Santa Fe and Avenida Scalabrini Ortiz.[1][2]
It was initially known as 'Canning', after the nearby avenue, which was in turn named after the British minister George Canning. The avenue was renamed as Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz in 1974, during the government of Juan Perón. The National Reorganization Process restored the initial name in 1976, and renamed it as '2 de abril' during the Falklands War. The name 'Scalabrini Ortiz' was restored once more in 1985, during the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín, and keeps being used to this day.[3]
Gallery[edit]
Platform view
The station in 1982, when it was named '2 de Abril'
References[edit]
- ^'Scalabrini Ortiz'. Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E. 2008.
- ^‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)Line D map (omnilineas.com.ar)
- ^'El día en que Canning fue 2 de Abril' [The day Canning was 2 of April] (in Spanish). En el subte. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
External links[edit]
Media related to Scalabrini Ortiz (Buenos Aires Underground) at Wikimedia Commons