Rio de la Plata. Once established in Argentina, he became a distinguished resident of the city of Buenos Aires where he created or supported several cultural endeavours. He was also a journalist and a Police
Commissary.
Bourdeu arrived in
elections, Julian Bourdeu was elected as a member of the college that voted Manuel Quintana as President of the Republic and elected national senators for the capital, the Argentine electoral system at the time being indirect.
Bourdeu in uniform of Policía de la Capital Commissary
In 1904, an act was passed in order to improve the relations between the law enforcement authorities and the community and, as a consequence, a number of notable citizens were asked to join the ranks of the
Policía Federal Argentina. Simultaneously with his police role he took significant and constant action in all areas related to community culture and development in many neighbourhoods of the city of Buenos Aires
.
Julien Bourdeu died in Buenos Aires in February 1932.
References
El Barrio de Villa Crespo, del Pino, Diego A.; Cuadernos de Buenos Aires, N° XLIV; first edition, Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1974.
Historia de Villa Crespo - Pasado y presente del barrio. Dr. Francavilla, Cayetano; Author’s edition, Buenos Aires, 1978.
Buenos Aires: cronología del barrio de Belgrano y sus alrededores, 1855-1910. Córdoba, Alberto Octavio; Association of Friends of the Sarmiento Historical Museum (Asociación de Amigos del Museo Histórico Sarmiento), Buenos Aires, 1980.
Archives of the Institute for Historical Studies of the Policía Federal Argentina.
Services file of Julián Bourdeu, Policía de la Capital, Buenos Aires.
Archive of the Junta Barrial y de Estudios Históricos de Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires.
