Vélez Sársfield (barrio)
Encyclopedia
Vélez Sársfield is a barrio or district in the western part of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, located in the area defined by the streets Segurola Avenue, Juan Agustín García, Lope de Vega Avenue, Juan B. Justo Ave., Corro Ave., Medina, Juan Bautista Alberdi Ave. and Mariano Acosta.
, the 19th century author of the Argentine civil code, and a translator of Latin poems into Spanish
. It is a typical low-rise housing area, that like many others was mainly populated during the urban explosion at the beginning of the 20th century.
It is currently a middle class barrio, among whose largely low-rise housing there are some small factories and warehouses. The first division
football (soccer)
club CA Vélez Sársfield
is in fact based in the nearby barrio of Liniers
, in the Estadio José Amalfitani
, and not in the barrio of Vélez Sársfield itself.
The Maldonado Stream
runs through Vélez Sársfield, which in the early 20th century was turned into an underground stream after the building a canalization tunnel. The main avenue in the barrio, named after Juan B. Justo
, runs over the stream, marking where the stream used to be. The Maldonado was at one point a natural marker for the city limits of Buenos Aires, before the towns of Flores
and Belgrano
emerged (which are now also barrios).
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...
, 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...
, located in the area defined by the streets Segurola Avenue, Juan Agustín García, Lope de Vega Avenue, Juan B. Justo Ave., Corro Ave., Medina, Juan Bautista Alberdi Ave. and Mariano Acosta.
Description & History
The barrio was named after Dalmacio Vélez SársfieldDalmacio Vélez Sársfield
Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield was an Argentine lawyer and politician who wrote the Argentine Civil Code of 1869, the vast majority of which remains in use to this day.-Life and times:...
, the 19th century author of the Argentine civil code, and a translator of Latin poems into Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. It is a typical low-rise housing area, that like many others was mainly populated during the urban explosion at the beginning of the 20th century.
It is currently a middle class barrio, among whose largely low-rise housing there are some small factories and warehouses. The first division
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club CA Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
is in fact based in the nearby barrio of 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...
, in the Estadio José Amalfitani
Estadio José Amalfitani
The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium located in the Liniers neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is mainly used for football matches and is the home of the Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield. The stadium is nicknamed El Fortín or El Fortín de Liniers...
, and not in the barrio of Vélez Sársfield itself.
The Maldonado Stream
Maldonado Stream
The Maldonado Stream, is an underground stream in the city Buenos Aires, Argentina, that runs below Juan B. Justo Ave., and goes through 10 of the 47 barrios of the city: Versalles, Liniers, Villa Luro, Vélez Sarsfield, Floresta, Villa Santa Rita, Villa Mitre, Caballito, Villa Crespo and...
runs through Vélez Sársfield, which in the early 20th century was turned into an underground stream after the building a canalization tunnel. The main avenue in the barrio, named after Juan B. Justo
Juan B. Justo
Juan Bautista Justo was an Argentine physician, journalist, politician, and writer. After finishing medical school he joined the Unión Cívica Radical, later participating in the foundation of the Socialist Party in 1896, of which he was chief director until his death...
, runs over the stream, marking where the stream used to be. The Maldonado was at one point a natural marker for the city limits of Buenos Aires, before the towns of Flores
Flores, Buenos Aires
Flores is a middle class barrio or district in the centre part of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. Flores was considered a rural area of the Province of Buenos Aires until 1888 when it was integrated to the City....
and Belgrano
Belgrano, Buenos Aires
Belgrano is a leafy, northern barrio or neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Location :The barrio of Palermo is to the southeast; Nuñez is to the northwest; Coghlan, Villa Urquiza, Villa Ortúzar and Colegiales are to the southwest....
emerged (which are now also barrios).