Villa Devoto
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| Country |  Argentina |
| Autonomous City | Buenos Aires |
| Comuna | C11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 71,013 |
| • Density | 10,759.5/km2 (27,867.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
Villa Devoto is a barrio (Hood) or district in the northern part of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the area defined by Campana, San Martín avenue, Francisco Beiró avenue, Joaquín V. González, Baigorria, Lope de Vega Avenue and General Paz Avenue. Villa Devoto, a primarily middle to upscale neighborhood, is characterized by quiet tree-lined streets and is considered as "the garden from Buenos Aires". A lower-density residential subsection called “Devoto R”, populated by wealthy residents, also dots the area.
Villa Devoto is served by the Urquiza and San Martín commuter railway lines.
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[edit] History
The district was named after "The Count" Antonio Devoto, who was the owner of most of its lands. The Count Devoto was a member of the elite of Buenos Aires. In respect of his help to Italy during the first world war he was given the title of count by the king.
Don Devoto built what was the largest mansion at the time and it became known as Devoto Palace —Prince Umberto Saboya stayed there during a visit to Buenos Aires. The mansion was built on National Avenue and occupied around 10,000 square meters. The mansion was decorated in bronze, silver and gold with ironwork forged in Italy, and Florentine mosaics.
Don Devoto died in 1916 before the work on the mansion was complete. He did not leave any descendants, and no one could be found to buy the weird house; in 1938 it was split into building lots on which houses were later built.
[edit] Sports
Villa Devoto is home to the General Lamadrid soccer club.
[edit] Notable inhabitants
- Diego Maradona, Sergio Batista, Roberto Pompei, José Basualdo, José "Chango" Cárdenas and Amadeo Carrizo, all of them former soccer players.
Here also live Gabriela Sabatini (Tennis World Champion), Mario Pergolini (TV Producer) and Josemaría Listorti (TV comedian).
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Villa Devoto |
- Devoto Info (Spanish)
- Devoto News (Spanish)
- Devoto Barrio (Spanish)
- Devoto Hoy Portal (Spanish)
- Info on Devoto (Spanish)
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