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The first store installed by Nicolas Vila:
In 1821 Nicolas Vila install a pulperia between Emilio Miter and Rivadavia -
The death of Nicolas Vila:
In 1828 Nicolas Vila is assassinated by a party at the door of his own establishment, which led to his disappearance. -
The first railway that the Argentine Republic would have:
In 1857, due to the efforts and vision of a group of pioneers, the Western Railway was inaugurated, the first railway line that the Argentine Republic would have. -
The inauguration of La Porteña:
On April 5, 1857, the first locomotive "La Porteña" would cross the Caballito area on a test run, finally being its official opening on August 29. -
the name of a street is changed:
The former royal road is renamed Avenida Rivadavia. -
The yellow fever epidemic:
In 1871, with the appearance of the yellow fever epidemic that devastated Buenos Aires, Caballito was one of the favorite places of the frightened porteños who escaped the deadly disease. -
The inauguration of a tram line:
On November 1, 1871, a tram line was inaugurated, which was attended by the President of the Republic, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, with a massive presence of a population that was stationed on the sides of the Abenida Rivadabia. -
Electric trams:
In 1897 was the appearance of the first electric tranways. -
Echo that definitely transformed the neighborhood's profile:
On July 1, 1914, one of the events that would definitively transform the neighborhood's profile took place. On this day, the Primera Junta station on line A was inaugurated, the first to be built in this city in its history. -
"Tramways":
Disappear the tram. -
The weather vane of Nicolas Vila's pulperia:
The object, turned into a museum piece, is in the Museum of Luján. -
"Horse is today":
Caballito is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, its growth would be accentuated with the opening of important avenues.