San Cristobal ( Spanish: San Cristóbal ) is an area in the east of Buenos Aires , the capital of Argentina , whose borders pass along Independence Avenues, Entre Rios, Juan de Garay and Sanchez de Loria Street. It borders in the north with the Balvanera region, in the east with the Constitucion region, in the south with the Park Patricios district and in the west with the Boedo region.
| San cristobal ( Spanish: San Cristóbal ) | |||
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| Year of foundation | 1869 year | ||
| Area | 2.1 km² | ||
| Population ( 2001 ) | 49 986 people | ||
| Population density | 23 803 people / km² | ||
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49 986 people (2001) live in the district on an area of 2.1 km 2 . The population density is 23,803 people / km. Metro lines E and H run through the district. District Day is June 28th.
The area is within the boundaries established at the end of the 16th century by the founder of Buenos Aires, Juan de Garay, as a neighborhood of the city. On June 28, 1869, San Cristobal, along with San Telmo and Balvanera, received the status of areas of Buenos Aires. According to the census, that year 3,171 people lived in the district in 392 houses. But already in 1887 the population grew to 37,000 people and 3,200 houses. A third of the district's inhabitants were emigrants.
At the beginning of the 20th century, clashes between striking workers and the police often occurred in the area. So, on January 7, 1919, during a demonstration of workers at the Wassen metallurgical plant, four strikers were shot and killed by police. The plant was located at the intersection of La Rioja and Cochabamba streets. The suppression of the strike went down in history under the name of “ Tragic Week ” or “Red January”, in memory of spilled blood, and also because of the red identification bandages worn by local Marxists and anarchists during the strike. Today, historians see this event as the beginning of the proletarian movement in Argentina.
In San Cristobal, there is the Santa Lucia Eye Clinic, opened in 2000 on San Juan Avenue. Among the region’s educational institutions, the Nuestra Senora del Huerto Institute on Independence Avenue and the corner of Rincon and Estados Unidos and the Institute of Rosa Anchorena Ibáñez private school on San Juan Avenue are prestigious. At sports, social and cultural events, the area is represented by the Federal Club of San Cristobal.