Monte Castro

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**Monte Castro**
Area	2.9 km²
Population	34,584
Density	11,925/km²
Comuna	C10


Important sites	Islas Malvinas Stadium, Manuel Rocca Rehabilitation Hospital, Velez Sarsfield Hospital

Monte Castro is a western barrio (neighborhood) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, belonging to the 10th comuna (district). Its borders are: Alvarez Jonte Ave., Lope de Vega Ave., Juan Agustín García St., Joaquín V. González St., Baigorria St. ,and Irigoyen St.

It is located in one of the highest zones in the city and is currently inhabited by middle class. However, at the end of 1930 were built a lot of economics houses by the Compañía General de Construcciones, that now they are recicled. Although there are some buildings and towers, it is a neighborhood of low houses.

Its name is due to the an old owner of these lands don Pedro Fernández de Castro, who bought these in 1703. He died few days later, and his daughter Ana inherited these fields. Since this moment, the area began to call as Chacra de Castro (Castro's farm) or Montes de Castro (Castro's mounts).

The barrio's most important club is All Boys which was founded in 1913 in the nearby barrio of Floresta, but then in 1924 moved to Monte Castro.

Day of the neighborhood: May 14^th (Remember lands' deed in 1703).