Historia del Barrio de Caballito:

  • The first store installed by Nicolas Vila:

    The first store installed by Nicolas Vila:
    In 1821 Nicolas Vila install a pulperia between Emilio Miter and Rivadavia
  • The death of Nicolas Vila:

    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:

    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:

    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 name of a street is changed:
    The former royal road is renamed Avenida Rivadavia.
  • The yellow fever epidemic:

    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:

    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:

    Electric trams:
    In 1897 was the appearance of the first electric tranways.
  • Echo that definitely transformed the neighborhood's profile:

    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":

    "Tramways":
    Disappear the tram.
  • The weather vane of Nicolas Vila's pulperia:

    The weather vane of Nicolas Vila's pulperia:
    The object, turned into a museum piece, is in the Museum of Luján.
  • "Horse is today":

    "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.