La Paternal, Buenos Aires

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La Paternal or 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.

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

The barrio's stadium is home to the Argentinos Juniors Football Team. It's known to be the first ground where Diego Maradona played.

External links

• [Barriada - Paternal] [in Spanish]
• [The Neighbourhood, brief description] [in Spanish]
• [El Paternalense] [in Spanish]

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