Villa Martelli
Encyclopedia
Villa Martelli is a town in the Partido of Vicente Lopez
, in the Greater Buenos Aires
metro area.
faction led by Col. Mohamed Alí Seineldín
. The barracks were later closed, and in 2011, a portion of the extensive lot became the site of the Tecnópolis
exposition fairground.
Vicente López Partido
Vicente López is a partido located in the north of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The capital is Olivos.-Districts:* Carapachay* Florida* La Lucila* Munro* Olivos* Vicente López* Villa Adelina* Villa Martelli...
, in 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.
History
The first recorded settlement in the area occurred on May 6, 1910, and the town was officially recognized by the Provincial Legislature on July 27, 1964. The Villa Martelli Army Barracks were the site of a military mutiny in 1988 by a right-wing CarapintadasCarapintadas
The were a group of mutineers in the Argentine Army, who took part in uprisings during the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín in Argentina.In December 1986, the Ley de Punto Final was introduced...
faction led by Col. Mohamed Alí Seineldín
Mohamed Alí Seineldín
Mohamed Alí Seineldin was an Argentine army colonel who participated in two failed uprisings against the democratically elected governments of both President Raúl Alfonsín and President Carlos Menem in 1988 and 1990.Seineldín was born in Concepción del Uruguay into an Arab Argentine family...
. The barracks were later closed, and in 2011, a portion of the extensive lot became the site of the Tecnópolis
Tecnópolis
Technopolis is a science, technology, industry and art mega exhibition, based in Argentina and the largest in Latin America...
exposition fairground.