La Paternal, Buenos Aires
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La Paternal or Paternal is a barrio or district in the centre of Buenos Aires
city, Argentina
. It was founded in 1904 by a City Decree (Decreto) and was named 'La Paternal' after the train station
in the neighbourhood
, a former industrial zone.
La Paternal neighbours the following barrios: Agronomía
, Chacarita
, Villa Crespo
, Villa Mitre
, Villa Santa Rita
and Caballito
.
Primarily a residential neighborhood, it has mostly condos and single-family homes, and shopping district in its main venue (Av. San Martin)
The barrio's stadium
is home to the Argentinos Juniors
football team. It's known to be the first ground where Diego Maradona
played.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
city, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It was founded in 1904 by a City Decree (Decreto) and was named 'La Paternal' after the train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in the neighbourhood
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...
, a former industrial zone.
La Paternal neighbours the following barrios: Agronomía
Agronomía
Agronomía is a barrio or district in the centre part of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. It gets its name from the Facultad de Agronomía of the University of Buenos Aires, located there...
, Chacarita
Chacarita
Chacarita is a barrio or district in the north-central part of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located between Colegiales, Palermo, Villa Crespo, La Paternal and Villa Ortúzar, this is a quiet neighbourhood with tree-lined streets, a combination of vintage rowhouses and apartment buildings...
, Villa Crespo
Villa Crespo
Villa Crespo is a middle-class neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the geographical centre of the city. It had a population of 83,646 people in 2001, and thus population density of 23,235 inhabitants/km²....
, Villa Mitre
Villa Mitre
Villa General Mitre is a neighbourhood, or barrio of Buenos Aires.It has an area of 2.2 square kilometres, and a population of 36,000....
, Villa Santa Rita
Villa Santa Rita
Villa Santa Rita is a barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the western part of Capital Federal.-External links:...
and Caballito
Caballito
Caballito is a barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is the only barrio in the administrative division Comuna 6....
.
Primarily a residential neighborhood, it has mostly condos and single-family homes, and shopping district in its main venue (Av. San Martin)
The barrio's stadium
Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Estadio Diego Armando Maradona is a football venue in the La Paternal neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the home of Argentinos Juniors football club....
is home to the Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
football team. It's known to be the first ground where Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
played.