Villa Martelli

Villa Martelli
Villa Martelli

Location in Greater Buenos Aires

Coordinates: 34°33′S 58°30.5′W / 34.550°S 58.5083°W / -34.550; -58.5083Coordinates: 34°33′S 58°30.5′W / 34.550°S 58.5083°W / -34.550; -58.5083
Country  Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Town Vicente López
Founded 27 July 1964
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total 26,059
CPA Base B 1603
Area code(s) +54 11

Villa Martelli is a town in the Partido of Vicente Lopez, in the Greater Buenos Aires metro area.

History

The first recorded settlement in the area occurred on May 6, 1910, and the town was officially recognized by the Provincial Legislature on July 27, 1964. The Villa Martelli Army Barracks were the site of a military mutiny in 1988 by a right-wing Carapintadas faction led by Col. Mohamed Alí Seineldín. The barracks were later closed, and in 2011, a portion of the extensive lot became the site of the Tecnópolis exposition fairground.[1]

References

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