Buenos Aires Central Terminal bronze plaque at F. Lacroze station.A Lacroze Company tram on the Buenos Aires Heritage Tramway.Illustration of Federico Lacroze on a debenture of the Buenos Ayres Lacroze Tramways Company
Federico Lacroze was the second of eight children born to Juan Lacroze, who had immigrated at a young age to Argentina. He began working from a young age at the Mallmann bank until he was 20 years of age when he moved to Chivilcoy, where he started a business with activities in agriculture.[1]
His relationship with the railway industry began in 1866 when he proposed constructing a railway line between Luján and Salto. The proposal was turned down given budgetary constraints as a result of the war of the triple alliance.[2]
By the 1870s, Lacroze (together with other Argentine businessmen) proposed the construction of a tram system in the city of Buenos Aires. After some debate in the Argentine National Congress, the proposal was approved and Lacroze began the construction of Buenos Aires' tramways together with his brother Julio. The first segment was completed in 1871 and its route passed through approximately sixty blocks from the Plaza de Mayo to Plaza Miserere.
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^Zigiotto, Diego M. (2009). Las mil y una curiosidades del Cementerio de la Recoleta. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editorial Norma. pp. 311–312. ISBN978-987-545-539-9.
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^¿QUIEN FUE FEDERICO LACROZE? (1835-1899) - La Chacrita Online
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federico, lacroze, this, article, about, railway, entrepreneur, railway, underground, stations, railway, station, buenos, aires, underground, november, 1835, february, 1899, argentine, businessman, railway, entrepreneur, french, descent, created, first, tram, . This article is about the railway entrepreneur For the railway and underground stations see Federico Lacroze railway station and Federico Lacroze Buenos Aires Underground Federico Lacroze 4 November 1835 16 February 1899 was an Argentine businessman and railway entrepreneur of French descent He created the first tram line in Buenos Aires and his Buenos Aires Central Railway helped link the provinces of Entre Rios Corrientes and Misiones by rail to Argentina s capital Lacroze is buried in La Recoleta Cemetery Buenos Aires Federico LacrozePortrait of Lacroze late 1800sBorn 1835 11 04 November 4 1835Buenos Aires ArgentinaDiedFebruary 16 1899 1899 02 16 aged 63 Buenos Aires ArgentinaNationalityArgentineOccupation s Businessman entrepreneurKnown forRailway pioneer and founder of the Buenos Aires Central Railway Contents 1 Biography 2 Tramway Rural gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Buenos Aires Central Terminal bronze plaque at F Lacroze station nbsp A Lacroze Company tram on the Buenos Aires Heritage Tramway nbsp Illustration of Federico Lacroze on a debenture of the Buenos Ayres Lacroze Tramways CompanyFederico Lacroze was the second of eight children born to Juan Lacroze who had immigrated at a young age to Argentina He began working from a young age at the Mallmann bank until he was 20 years of age when he moved to Chivilcoy where he started a business with activities in agriculture 1 His relationship with the railway industry began in 1866 when he proposed constructing a railway line between Lujan and Salto The proposal was turned down given budgetary constraints as a result of the war of the triple alliance 2 By the 1870s Lacroze together with other Argentine businessmen proposed the construction of a tram system in the city of Buenos Aires After some debate in the Argentine National Congress the proposal was approved and Lacroze began the construction of Buenos Aires tramways together with his brother Julio The first segment was completed in 1871 and its route passed through approximately sixty blocks from the Plaza de Mayo to Plaza Miserere During this time he also created what was at the time the longest horse driven railway in the world from Buenos Aires to Rojas Parts of this line were then electrified and joined with the province of Entre Rios to create what is today the General Urquiza Railway In the neighbourhood of Chacarita he created an underground station which he intended to be the central terminal for his Buenos Aires Central Railway however this would eventually become a station for Line B of the Buenos Aires Underground and the railway station that serves the Urquiza Line and General Urquiza Railway was moved above ground 3 Lacroze was also a Freemason becoming a member of the Logia Regeneracion Nº 5 in 1857 He died in Belgrano in 1899 and was buried in La Recoleta Cemetery 4 Tramway Rural gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp See also editBuenos Aires Central Railway Urquiza Railway Trams in Buenos Aires Rail transport in ArgentinaReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Federico Lacroze Bernades Alberto 2001 Apuntes para una biografia de Federico Lacroze Historias de la Ciudad 12 ISSN 1514 8793 Zigiotto Diego M 2009 Las mil y una curiosidades del Cementerio de la Recoleta Buenos Aires Grupo Editorial Norma pp 311 312 ISBN 978 987 545 539 9 Primer Subterraneo de Buenos Aires Historia de su Construccion Historia y Biografias QUIEN FUE FEDERICO LACROZE 1835 1899 La Chacrita Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federico Lacroze amp oldid 1091632340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
