Tandil
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- Tandil can also be a spider genus, and a German detergent.
The name of the city comes from the Mapuche words tan ("falling"), and lil ("rock"). It is probably a reference to the Piedra Movediza ("Moving Stone"), a large boulder which stood seemingly miraculously balanced on the brink of a chasm. The Moving Stone toppled on February 29, 1912. Some people thought that tan in fact meant "moving". In order to demonstrate the slight movements of the boulder, it was common practice to place bottles or some other things on its base to see them break.
The city was founded by Martín Rodríguez on April 4, 1823. In 1854 the Blessed Sacrament Church was built, and in 1887 the first theatre was opened. A year after (1888), the hospital (Ramon Santamarina) was built. In 1974 the first university was founded, being the Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA). [link]
Notable natives
- Mauro Camoranesi (born October 4 1976), professional soccer player
- Guillermo Pérez-Roldán (born October 20 1969), professional tennis player
- Mariano Zabaleta (born February 28 1978), professional tennis player
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