. To the River Plate and back; the narrative of a scientific mission to South America . i varij fior, di frutti, e di verdure,Ombre soavi, acque a temprar IarsureE strade di belta non dissimile. Francesca Turina Kufalini. THE city of La Plata was called into being in the year1882 as the result of political events. The com-bined influence of the province and city of BuenosAires had so preponderated in the halls of nationallegislation as to have provoked the jealousy of theother provinces in the confederacy. It was there-fore resolved to federalize the city, separating itfrom the province, and t
. To the River Plate and back; the narrative of a scientific mission to South America . i varij fior, di frutti, e di verdure,Ombre soavi, acque a temprar IarsureE strade di belta non dissimile. Francesca Turina Kufalini. THE city of La Plata was called into being in the year1882 as the result of political events. The com-bined influence of the province and city of BuenosAires had so preponderated in the halls of nationallegislation as to have provoked the jealousy of theother provinces in the confederacy. It was there-fore resolved to federalize the city, separating itfrom the province, and to give to the latter a newcapital. The site for this was selected on the pampa,a few miles from Ensenada, which until the develop-ment of the system of docks at Buenos Aires hadbeen the main port of entry for larger vessels com-ing to the River Plate. The spot selected was anexpanse of treeless grazing land. A small arroyo, orbrook, discharged its sluggish waters, drained from theprairie, into the inlet. This channel was forthwithdeepened and converted into a canal, and a basin, 108. t i La Plata log capable of holding vessels drawing twenty feet, wasconstructed at the upper end of the channel within thrlimits of the proposed city. Plans for the latter weredrawn after the model of Washington. The streetswere staked out and an army of workmen was employedto grade and pave them. The necessary- funds to con-struct public buildings were secured by the issue ofbonds, the credit of the province being pledged for theirpayment, and their erection was commenced at detail was omitted. In addition to the buildingsnecessary to house the government offices, provisionwas made for a theater, for a zoological garden, asystem of parks, an astronomical observatory, a uni-versity, a museum, a cathedral, in short everjthingdeemed requisite to the life of a large urban growing trees were planted along the newlyplanned streets and avenues. The officials of theprovince were
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