San Justo, Buenos Aires
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San Justo is the head town of La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
Founded on December 25th, 1858 on the lands of a landowner called Justo Villegas. The civic center was built in the Spanish form, with a park and the town hall, the church, the bank and the police station on each one of its sides.
San Justo is now a very prosperous city, with many shops and schools, very crowded at daylight and is a neural center for the entire county.
Pedro Bonifacio Palacios, a famous Argentine writer and cultural character, is a natural from San Justo, and in his honor one of the main streets of the city is called under his nickname 'Almafuerte'.
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[edit] Social and Economic
The city has suffered for the constant changes that affected the country throughout the decades and everything had left their marks in the city. Many factories, that in the 1940's and 1950's country industrialization attracted the population, now lay empty. There are also emergency neighbourhoods Villas Miserias that are now permanent and show off the poverty in the country. Despite of this, is it a very populated area and there are medium-class and quiet neighbourhoods.
[edit] Education
There are many schools located in the town. The 'Almafuerte' School is one of the best public schools, and is also a college for the Teacher Career and other College degrees.
Universidad Nacional de La Matanza is located in San Justo, and it is now a center for education, sports and cultural activities.
[edit] References
- http://www.autoresdeargentina.com/contenidos/biografias/almafuerte.aspx
- http://www.lamatanza.gov.ar/?dir=partido&seccion=historia.asp&sub=1
[edit] See also
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