Free Walking Tour BA Recoleta

1908 benannt nach Christoph Kolumbus 2500 Plätze

Spanisch

1936 city center finished in 1986 park avenue drunken tree

rosa Blüten

designed by the Frenchman Carlos

10 Blocks from Rio de la Plata, widest river in the world

1868 leader of army of independence revolution by the people not upper class came from Spain in 1812 exile to UK, free mason battle of San Lorenzo, San Martin defeated the Span Armee (twice the strength) in 15min 1816 congress - 9th July declaration of independence No navy, so cannot face Spanish on the sea, so San Martin crossed Andes, started independence in Chile and together with Bolivar in the North managed to liberate the SA countries. Exile in France, returns again, passed over power to Rosas, dies in exile in France, now burried in cathedral.

now office of diplomatic relations

Family Anchorena spoke French, high aristocracy no garden in Recoleta now

1929 600sqm apartments

Destroyed in car bomb attack 1992 BA has the 4th biggest Jewish community outside Israel BA has the only place outside Israel with kosher McDonalds

French Embassy actually stopped the Av 9th Julio from being as wide here as everywhere else

alles französisch Brasilianische Botschaft

BA Paris of the South

if you can see river from your place you are rich Vatican Embassy = Palacio Fernandez Anchorena Palacio Malire - Irish family Palacio Duhau = Park Hyatt Hotel High Tea at 5pm

founded in 1822 La Iglesia Recoleta 1726 The big gum tree the recolettos ? yellow fever epidemie more cemeteries needed 1946: cemetery declared a national monument, statues, pyramids, churches, ...