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La Paternal (English: 'The Paternal') is a barrio or district in the centre of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. It was founded in 1904 by a City Decree (Decreto) and was named 'La Paternal' after the train station in the neighbourhood, a former industrial zone. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The city of Buenos Aires is divided in 47 barrios: Agronomía Almagro Balvanera Barracas Belgrano Boedo Caballito Chacarita Coglhan Colegiales Constitución Flores Floresta La Boca La Paternal Liniers Mataderos Monte Castro Montserrat Nueva Pompeya Nuñez Palermo Parque Avellaneda Parque Chacabuco Parque Chas Parque Patricios Recoleta Retiro Saavedra... Buenos Aires (Good Winds in Spanish, but more akin to Fair Winds, as in navigation) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...


La Paternal neighbours the following barrios: Agronomía, Chacarita, Villa Crespo, Villa Mitre, Villa Santa Rita and Caballito.


The barrio is home to the Argentinos Juniors Football Team and, as a consequence, is the first part of Buenos Aires where Diego Maradona played. Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football team, founded in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, on August 15, 1904. ... Maradona and the World Cup trophy Diego Armando Maradona (nicknamed El Diego, El Pelusa, and El Pibe) (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. ...





Barrios of Buenos Aires
Agronomía | Almagro | Balvanera | Barracas | Belgrano | Boedo | Caballito | Chacarita | Coghlan | Colegiales | Constitución | Flores | Floresta | La Boca | La Paternal | Liniers | Mataderos | Monte Castro | Montserrat | Nueva Pompeya | Nuñez | Palermo | Parque Avellaneda | Parque Chacabuco | Parque Patricios | Puerto Madero | Recoleta | Retiro | Saavedra | San Cristóbal | San Nicolás | San Telmo | Velez Sarsfield | Versalles | Villa Crespo | Villa del Parque | Villa Devoto | Villa Lugano | Villa Luro | Villa Mitre | Villa Ortúzar | Villa Pueyrredón | Villa Real | Villa Riachuelo | Villa Santa Rita | Villa Soldati | Villa Urquiza

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