La Tablada
Encyclopedia
La Tablada is a city in Argentina
. It is located in La Matanza Partido
and is part of the Greater Buenos Aires
metro area.
station inaugurated in 1900. The station, located on the 28 km (18 mi) marker along the Haedo-La Plata
line, primarily served the wholesale market established nearby in 1901, and in 1909, the settlement's first homestead lots were sold.
Most of the settlement's 1,500 early homeowners worked in the wholesale market, which was closely tied to the Liniers
cattle market just north of La Tablada, and numerous meat packing plants
opened in the town during the 1910s and 1920s. Provincial electricity services and the town's first clinic were established in 1925.
The city grew moderately yet steadily in subsequent decades, and became home to the third-largest business and industrial community in La Matanza County. The important La Tablada Regiment was the site of an attack in January 1989
by members of the left-wing Movimiento Todos por La Patria. La Tablada was declared a city by the Provincial Legislature on November 11, 1993.
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 is located in La Matanza Partido
La Matanza Partido
La Matanza is a partido located in the Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina....
and is part of the Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...
metro area.
Overview
La Tablada initially developed around the Buenos Aires Western RailwayBuenos Aires Western Railway
The Buenos Aires Western Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...
station inaugurated in 1900. The station, located on the 28 km (18 mi) marker along the Haedo-La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
line, primarily served the wholesale market established nearby in 1901, and in 1909, the settlement's first homestead lots were sold.
Most of the settlement's 1,500 early homeowners worked in the wholesale market, which was closely tied to the Liniers
Liniers
Liniers is a barrio of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro...
cattle market just north of La Tablada, and numerous meat packing plants
Meat packing industry
The meat packing industry handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock...
opened in the town during the 1910s and 1920s. Provincial electricity services and the town's first clinic were established in 1925.
The city grew moderately yet steadily in subsequent decades, and became home to the third-largest business and industrial community in La Matanza County. The important La Tablada Regiment was the site of an attack in January 1989
1989 attack on La Tablada Regiment
The 1989 attack on La Tablada Regiment was an assault on the military barracks located in La Tablada, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by 40 members of Movimiento Todos por la Patria , headed by former ERP leader Enrique Gorriarán Merlo. 39 people were killed and 60 injured when the...
by members of the left-wing Movimiento Todos por La Patria. La Tablada was declared a city by the Provincial Legislature on November 11, 1993.