Claypole, Buenos Aires
Encyclopedia
Claypole is a city in southern Almirante Brown Partido
, Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
with a population of 41,176 .
Congregation to establish a farm and provide produce to their convent
in Buenos Aires
. After a few years it was purchased by the Obligado family.
which plays at the fifth level league Primera D Metropolitana
of Argentine football.
Almirante Brown Partido
Almirante Brown is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located at the south of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, at coordinates .It has an area of 129.33 km² and 555,731 inhabitants , and its capital is Adrogué....
, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, 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...
with a population of 41,176 .
History
The lands were purchased by the FranciscanFranciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
Congregation to establish a farm and provide produce to their convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
in Buenos Aires
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...
. After a few years it was purchased by the Obligado family.
- 1876 when the railroad is planned, Julia Obligado who is married to Pedro Claypole, donated the land for the local train station, which now bears their name.The arrival of the first train is now taken as the start of the town on April 15, 1884.
- 1906, the first school "Ejército de los Andes", is opened at the home of a Mrs. Hebbel, and later on at the home of the Baile family.
- 1935 the "Pequeño Cottolengo Argentino de Don Orione" school opens, transforming the previous school into a Christian center for the needy.
Sports
The city is the site of Club Atlético ClaypoleClub Atlético Claypole
Club Atlético Claypole is an Argentine football club, located in Claypole, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the regionalised 5th level of Argentinian football Primera D Metropolitana.-History:The club was founded on October 1, 1923...
which plays at the fifth level league Primera D Metropolitana
Primera D Metropolitana
The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C....
of Argentine football.