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Aves Quintana & Junín 1760.
City
Map
2 C2.
n
cnr Ave Quintana
& Juńin 1760, (011) 4803-1594.
Open
7am-5:45pm daily.
8
11am Tue & Thu.
Transport
@
17, 61, 62, 67, 92, 93,
& 110.
The many grand tomb structures forming a miniature cityscape
Julio Argentino Roca's Tomb
A general in the army during the 1870s, Roca led
the Conquest of the Desert campaign
(see p54)
. He
was president of the Argentinian republic from
1880 to 1886 and 1898 to 1904.
Tomb of General
Juan Lavalle
, who was
a military hero in 19th-
century Argentina.
.
The Paz Family Tomb
José C. Paz was a diplomat,
Congressman, and the founder
of
La Prensa
newspaper. The
family tomb is a grand edifice
carved in white stone.
CHURCH
BASILICA
DEL PILAR
Facundo Quiroga's Tomb
Nicknamed “Tiger of the
Plains,” the assassinated
gaucho
caudillo
(see p189)
has a tomb adorned by a
dolorosa
(weeping Virgin)
carved by Milanese sculptor
Antonio Tantardini.
The entrance
,
with a grand
Doric-columned portico,
was erected in 1880.
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