Villa Ballester
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| Coordinates: 34°31′S 58°32′W / 34.517°S 58.533°WCoordinates: 34°31′S 58°32′W / 34.517°S 58.533°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido | San Martín |
| Founded | 26 October 1889 |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
| • Total | 35,301 |
| CPA Base | B 1653 |
| Area code(s) | +54 11 |
| Website | http://www.sanmartin.gov.ar |
Villa Ballester is a city located in the northern Greater Buenos Aires urban area and it is part of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is served by the Línea Mitre commuter railway with its station also named Villa Ballester. Founded on 26 October 1889.
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History[edit]
Pedro Ballester started the development of the town in the late 1880s in some fields occupied by his family (the chacra Miguel Ballester y Flotat). A key factor for the success of the new town was the train which provided fast access to Buenos Aires. The town was named after the commercial partnership between Pedro Ballester and Guillermo Lacroze ("Sociedad Villa Ballester").
Famous residents[edit]
- José Hernández, (1834-1886) journalist and poet. He was born at the Pueyrredón Chacra on November 10, 1834.
- Roberto DeVicenzo, (born April 14, 1923) former professional golfer.
- Annemarie Heinrich, (1912-2005) photographer.
- Helmut Ditsch, (1962-), painter.
- Fernando Siro, (1931-2006) film actor, film director and screenwriter.
- José Carreras, international tenor. He lived in Villa Ballester for a year, during his childhood.[1]
- Ceferino Carnacini, (1888-1964) painter.
- Carlos Ripamonte, (1874-1968) painter.
- Faustino R. Pérez-López, chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology [2]
- Luis César Amadori (1920-1977), film director, married to Zully Moreno.
- Alejandro Awada (1961–), actor.
- Ceferino Carnacini, painter who lived 50 years in Villa Ballester.
References[edit]
- ^ José Carreras talks about the dead of Luciano Pavarotti.
- ^ Prof. F.R Pérez-López at the University of Zaragoza .
External links[edit]
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