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Fuerte Apache
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Fuerte Apache
Coordinates: 3437'14?S 5832'21?WCoordinates: 3437'14?S 5832'21?W
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires province flag.png Buenos Aires
Partido Tres de Febrero
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
CPA Base B 1702
Area code(s) +54 11
Barrio Ejrcito de los Andes, better known as Fuerte Apache, is a neighbourhood of
Ciudadela near the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Development[edit]
The neighborhood arose during the dictatorship of Juan Carlos Ongana in 1966, as
part of a plan for the eradication of illegal settlements. This took place in
stages, one of which coincided with the construction of the soccer stadiums for the
1978 World Cup. The military wanted it to be a well-guarded settlement, primarily
for the poor. They deposited many people there who had been removed from the Villa
31 slum in Retiro.[1] According to the 2001 census, Fuerte Apache houses 17,777
people in 4,657 residences, although up to four times that number may reside in the
complex, as many families lease spare rooms for extra income.
During a brief period between dictatorships, the neighbourhood was christened
"Liberation Father Mugica" in 1974, in honor of the anti-poverty activist, who had
been murdered days before by paramilitary squads. The military renamed it "Ejrcito
de los Andes" ('Army of the Andes') in 1976,[1] and the nickname Fuerte Apache was
given by the journalist Jos de Zer alluding to the movie Fort Apache, The Bronx
while reporting about a gunfight in the complex.[2]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Clarn (10/31/2000) (in Spanish)
Jump up ^ Una guerra de piedras en el Fuerte Pgina/12. 3 November 2000.
External links[edit]
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal
Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)

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