Villa General Mitre
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Villa General Mitre is a neighborhood, or barrio, of Buenos Aires.
The ward has a land area of 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi), and a population of 36,000. It was named after General Bartolomé Mitre, President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.
Villa Mitre was developed on land originally purchased by Francisco Ruiz de Gaona during the late
Italian immigrant community during the late 19th century, and in 1901 Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
founded the future Cabrini Institute here (one of 67 around the world, and her first in South America).
Initially a subdivision of the
storm sewer, above which Juan B. Justo Avenue was inaugurated in 1936. A block-sized lot adjacent to the Cabrini Institute was purchased by the City Government in 1937 to create Sáenz Peña Square, the neighborhood's largest park. Diego Maradona Stadium, home venue for the Argentinos Juniors football
team, was inaugurated in Villa Mitre in 2003.
