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La Boca is a neighborhood, or
barrio of the
Argentine capital,
Buenos Aires. It retains a strong
European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the
Italian city of
Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the genoese neighborhood of
Boccadasse (or
Bocadaze in genoese dialect), and some people believe that the Buenos Aires' barrio was indeed named after it. The conventional explanation is that the neighborhood sits at the mouth ("boca" in
Spanish) of the
Riachuelo.
In 1882, after a lengthy general strike, La Boca
seceded from Argentina, and the rebels raised the Genoese flag, which was immediately torn down personally by then President
Julio Argentino Roca.
It is known throughout the sporting world as the home of
Boca Juniors, one of
South America's top
football clubs.
La Boca is a popular destination for
tourists visiting Argentina, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the
Caminito, where
tango artists perform and tango-related memorabilia is sold. Other attractions include the
La Ribera theatre, many
tango clubs and Italian
taverns, as well as
La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors.
It has also been a centre for radical politics, having elected the first
socialist member of Argentine Congress (
Alfredo Palacios in 1935) and been home to many demonstrations during the crisis of 2001.
As one of Buenos Aires's 48
barrios, La Boca is located in the city's south-east near its port. The barrio of
Barracas is to the west;
San Telmo and
Puerto Madero are to the north.
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