The school number 1: Pascuala Mugaburu
By Iaconis María Laura, Giacomini Antonella, Pasolini Julieta, Hankovits
The school number one is the first school in Mar del Plata. It was inaugurated in 1870, but it started working in April, 25th 1872. Its name is Pascuala Mugaburu; she was a descendent of a big French family, which had migrated to Argentina, in 1841. This school had a level grade of tradition.
Los Mugaburu
The Mugaburu family is from the French city Bayeau, province of Laburdi. The first union is the matrimony Mugaburu-Mignaquy, celebrated in 1817. Nowadays, the family has 118 descending. The two first immigrants who arrived at Argentina in 1841 started working in rural jobs, until they obtained a good position in society. The second generation was Argentinean, and gave us a great big teacher called Pascuala Mugaburu. This school was named after so important teacher.
Bibliography:
Interview to the vice director of the school.
Los Mugaburu
The Mugaburu family is from the French city Bayeau, province of Laburdi. The first union is the matrimony Mugaburu-Mignaquy, celebrated in 1817. Nowadays, the family has 118 descending. The two first immigrants who arrived at Argentina in 1841 started working in rural jobs, until they obtained a good position in society. The second generation was Argentinean, and gave us a great big teacher called Pascuala Mugaburu. This school was named after so important teacher.
Bibliography:
Interview to the vice director of the school.
The Cathedral
by Civetta, Silvana; Farias, M. Macarena; Ollo, Carmela
Nowadays Mar del Plata city is one of the most important tourist centre of Argentina with a population of about six hundred thousand inhabitants.
Things were quite different during the 19th century. Mar del Plata, a small village, only had six thousand citizens. But in a twinkle of an eye, and thanks to the arrival of the train, most of the well known Argentinean families began to spend their holidays.
In spring 1892, a group of ladies of our society gave a note to the Lord Major, Clemente Cayrol, asking for permission to give the people a larger church than Santa Cecilia chapel.
The group of people that was in charge of collecting money was composed by:
President: María Luro de Chevalier
· Vice-president: Casiana Luro de Rouaix;
· Treasurer: Josefa Uriburu de Girondo;
· Secretary: Mercedes Amadeo;
In December 1892 this group of ladies sent a letter to the provincial governor, Dr. Julio A. Costa, telling him the intention to build a church, “for the Catholic Society which visited our city, specially in Summer”.
Shortly after, January 18th 1893 in a piece of land granted by Patricio Peralta Ramos, the founder of Mar del Plata, the construction began. This church was dedicated to St. Peter. The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Monsignor Federico Aneiros, gave his blessing.
The design and building were projected and directed, free of any sort of charge, by the Engineer and Architect Pedro Benoit until 1887 when he died and they were followed by his son Pedro J. Benoit.
The building was organized and carried on by Adán Pandolfi. Through its construction, workers and artists, most of them Italian left their footprints in the history of Mar del Plata.
The church seat, which was working in St. Cecily Chapel, was mooned in 1902 to the St. Peter church which was being built.
On February 12th 1905, Monsignor Terrero, blessed the works once they were ended.
In 1915 with Cecilia Peralta Ramos de Lesteche, a sacristy, the parochial house and the baptistery, and the communication to the parochial office were built.
Eleven years later, the Pope Pious XI raised its category to the Basilica. In 1957, the Pope Pious XII granted the category of Cathedral, as we know it nowadays.
By courtesy of the Commission Pro restoring work of Cathedral church these following works were done:
· The repair of the roof of the Temple .
· The mending of the Church tower
· The mending of the floor of the Temple
· The mending of the some inner walls
· The mending of the Temple Organ Tubes
· The mending of the of the external walls
Things were quite different during the 19th century. Mar del Plata, a small village, only had six thousand citizens. But in a twinkle of an eye, and thanks to the arrival of the train, most of the well known Argentinean families began to spend their holidays.
In spring 1892, a group of ladies of our society gave a note to the Lord Major, Clemente Cayrol, asking for permission to give the people a larger church than Santa Cecilia chapel.
The group of people that was in charge of collecting money was composed by:
President: María Luro de Chevalier
· Vice-president: Casiana Luro de Rouaix;
· Treasurer: Josefa Uriburu de Girondo;
· Secretary: Mercedes Amadeo;
In December 1892 this group of ladies sent a letter to the provincial governor, Dr. Julio A. Costa, telling him the intention to build a church, “for the Catholic Society which visited our city, specially in Summer”.
Shortly after, January 18th 1893 in a piece of land granted by Patricio Peralta Ramos, the founder of Mar del Plata, the construction began. This church was dedicated to St. Peter. The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Monsignor Federico Aneiros, gave his blessing.
The design and building were projected and directed, free of any sort of charge, by the Engineer and Architect Pedro Benoit until 1887 when he died and they were followed by his son Pedro J. Benoit.
The building was organized and carried on by Adán Pandolfi. Through its construction, workers and artists, most of them Italian left their footprints in the history of Mar del Plata.
The church seat, which was working in St. Cecily Chapel, was mooned in 1902 to the St. Peter church which was being built.
On February 12th 1905, Monsignor Terrero, blessed the works once they were ended.
In 1915 with Cecilia Peralta Ramos de Lesteche, a sacristy, the parochial house and the baptistery, and the communication to the parochial office were built.
Eleven years later, the Pope Pious XI raised its category to the Basilica. In 1957, the Pope Pious XII granted the category of Cathedral, as we know it nowadays.
By courtesy of the Commission Pro restoring work of Cathedral church these following works were done:
· The repair of the roof of the Temple .
· The mending of the Church tower
· The mending of the floor of the Temple
· The mending of the some inner walls
· The mending of the Temple Organ Tubes
· The mending of the of the external walls
Villa Victoria Ocampo
by Civetta, Silvana; Farias, M. Macarena; Ollo, Carmela
The cultural center Villa Victoria is on 1851 Matheu St. in Mar del Plata. It is located in a house built by Mr. Manuel Ocampo like a present to Victoria Ocampo’s grandmother, Mrs. Francisca Ocampo de Ocampo.
It is a way to pay homage to the writer Victoria Ocampo. She was born on the April 7th to 1890, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her parents were Ramona Aguirre and Manuel Ocampo, who went to France to live when she was a child.
She studied in La Sorbona and her cultural activity gave her an outstanding position in society, when she came back to Argentina. In her numberless travels, she met famous people from European and American culture and in 1931 she started the magazine “Sur”, and directed it for 40 years.
Victoria transformed the house in a place for writer meetings, and this dwelling became a sort of cultural center for literature lovers.
In 1973 Victoria Ocampo gave the residence to the UNESCO, and after her death they sold it to the municipality. From that moment, it works like a cultural center.
The house of the Tenants
The structure of the house is formed by wood and metal, and it was brought in 1912 from England. Its style stands out in the “Divino Rostro” neighborhood; It is surrounded by a calm and cared park.
Its interior was totally built in wood. It is formed by eleven rooms, a living room, dining rooms and lobbies, which kept the typical English style. Its atmosphere is quite ideal to show temporal exhibitions and cultural events.
In her long life Victoria Ocampo wrote lots of books. Moreover, she worked in traducing texts. Her first book was “De Francesca a Beatrice”. The Argentinean cultural history gave Victoria Ocampo a privilege position as an art and new ideas spreader. Her work gave her a number of prizes; in 1950 SUR Magazine and publishers awarded her with SADE Honor Prize and in 1976 she was designed member of the “Academia Argentina de Letras”. She was the first women to hold this place.
In 1995 the village was declared as cultural heritage by the Mar del Plata deliberative council.
It is a way to pay homage to the writer Victoria Ocampo. She was born on the April 7th to 1890, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her parents were Ramona Aguirre and Manuel Ocampo, who went to France to live when she was a child.
She studied in La Sorbona and her cultural activity gave her an outstanding position in society, when she came back to Argentina. In her numberless travels, she met famous people from European and American culture and in 1931 she started the magazine “Sur”, and directed it for 40 years.
Victoria transformed the house in a place for writer meetings, and this dwelling became a sort of cultural center for literature lovers.
In 1973 Victoria Ocampo gave the residence to the UNESCO, and after her death they sold it to the municipality. From that moment, it works like a cultural center.
The house of the Tenants
The structure of the house is formed by wood and metal, and it was brought in 1912 from England. Its style stands out in the “Divino Rostro” neighborhood; It is surrounded by a calm and cared park.
Its interior was totally built in wood. It is formed by eleven rooms, a living room, dining rooms and lobbies, which kept the typical English style. Its atmosphere is quite ideal to show temporal exhibitions and cultural events.
In her long life Victoria Ocampo wrote lots of books. Moreover, she worked in traducing texts. Her first book was “De Francesca a Beatrice”. The Argentinean cultural history gave Victoria Ocampo a privilege position as an art and new ideas spreader. Her work gave her a number of prizes; in 1950 SUR Magazine and publishers awarded her with SADE Honor Prize and in 1976 she was designed member of the “Academia Argentina de Letras”. She was the first women to hold this place.
In 1995 the village was declared as cultural heritage by the Mar del Plata deliberative council.
Baldassarini House
By Castagnani and Cueva
This house was built in 1925 by the Italian engineer Alula Baldassarini, who was one of the main builders in the period 1920-1940. This house is an undisputed representative of the so called Anglonorman Pintoresque . In this work the roles of owner, professional and builder were developed by a single person.
The Baldassarini House has three levels. The House rests on a dividing wall. This creates an inner courtyard linked to the service area.The facade shows a combination of stone and brick meanwhile the access to the House is through a half roofed gallery whose walls are decorated by stone like plaster, columns and a wooden balustre.
The upper floors display a combination of stuccowork, brickworks and pans de bois. The roof is covered by tiles.
The house Baldassarini is located in an area adjacent to Marplatense downtown. This part of the city is quite troubled mass tourism. Nevertheless this can be a solution for the future of the Baldassarini House since the dwelling is intended for commercial purposes.
The Baldassarini House has three levels. The House rests on a dividing wall. This creates an inner courtyard linked to the service area.The facade shows a combination of stone and brick meanwhile the access to the House is through a half roofed gallery whose walls are decorated by stone like plaster, columns and a wooden balustre.
The upper floors display a combination of stuccowork, brickworks and pans de bois. The roof is covered by tiles.
The house Baldassarini is located in an area adjacent to Marplatense downtown. This part of the city is quite troubled mass tourism. Nevertheless this can be a solution for the future of the Baldassarini House since the dwelling is intended for commercial purposes.
The Colón Theatre
By Marinucci Ezequiel, Moya Santiago, Vallejos Sebastián
The Spanish and Italian inmigrants that came to Mar del Plata looking for work due to the lack of hand working that was in the city formed the so called “Sociedad Española de Socorros Mutuos”. This association had a small theatre which was quite shabby and whose conditions were far from the best for a theatre. Having in mind the building of a better place for cultural interchanging, in 1938 the society entrusted the project of a new theatre to the architect Angel Pascual, and the commercial director, Martín Marco.
Years later, this society sold the theatre to “El club Español”. Nowadays,the theatre, administered by the municipality of General Pueyrredón, works in the same premises as the “Club Español” and the “Vice Consulado de España”.
This dwelling is a good example of Spanish inspirited electric architecture. The facade, symmetric, is dominated by a central tower of rustic stone, which is joined to two lower towers. The elements of architecture allude to gothic and renaissance movements; flamboyant arcs, pinnacles, medallions and balusters are harmonically joined to compose the facade. All the decorative stones in the outside were handy carved.
The inner part presents is quite richly ornamented of Moor inspiration, with decorated tiles in the roof. Nowadays, the theatre is in excellent conditions.
The building neighbors the municipality palace. It forms part of the civic area of the city centre, together with others buildings which are representatives such as the Cathedral and School Number One. These dwellings surround “San Martín” square. Colon theatre building is outlined by its singulars aesthetic and significant qualities.
Years later, this society sold the theatre to “El club Español”. Nowadays,the theatre, administered by the municipality of General Pueyrredón, works in the same premises as the “Club Español” and the “Vice Consulado de España”.
This dwelling is a good example of Spanish inspirited electric architecture. The facade, symmetric, is dominated by a central tower of rustic stone, which is joined to two lower towers. The elements of architecture allude to gothic and renaissance movements; flamboyant arcs, pinnacles, medallions and balusters are harmonically joined to compose the facade. All the decorative stones in the outside were handy carved.
The inner part presents is quite richly ornamented of Moor inspiration, with decorated tiles in the roof. Nowadays, the theatre is in excellent conditions.
The building neighbors the municipality palace. It forms part of the civic area of the city centre, together with others buildings which are representatives such as the Cathedral and School Number One. These dwellings surround “San Martín” square. Colon theatre building is outlined by its singulars aesthetic and significant qualities.