Villa Ballester

Villa Ballester is a city located in the northern Greater Buenos Aires urban area and it is part of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is served by the Línea Mitre commuter railway with its station also named Villa Ballester. Founded in October 26th, 1889.

History

Pedro Ballester started the development of the town in the late 1880’s in some fields occupied by his family (the chacra Miguel Ballester y Flotat). A key factor for the success of the new town was the train which allowed a fast access to Buenos Aires. The town was named after the commercial partnership between Pedro Ballester and Guillermo Lacroze (“Sociedad Villa Ballester”).

Famous people of Ballester

*José Hernández, (1834-1886) journalist and poet. He was born in "Chacra Pueyrredón" on November 10, 1834.
*Roberto DeVicenzo, (born April 14, 1923) former professional golfer.
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annemarie_Heinrich Annemarie Heinrich] , (1912-2005)
*Fernando Siro, (1931-2006) film actor, film director and screenwriter.

Museums

External links

*es icon [http://www.ballester.com.ar/ Villa Ballester Portal]