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The British Club, Río Gallegos (estd. 1911)
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Development of the southernmost region
of Argentine Patagonia began around 1880. The British Club of
Río Gallegos was founded on 18th April 1911, in the heyday
of the sheep ranching industry. It occupies an attractive one-story
building in the city centre, on Avenida Roca, 1 block north of
Avenida San Martín. Despite the Falklands (Malvinas) dispute,
the Club continues to function. Nowadays, the building has been
partially adapted as a restaurant, but much of the premises (including
the billiards room) have been retained for the use of members.
A city ordinance of March 2001 designated it a "historic
place".
Memorial Plaque
In the lobby of the building stands a plaque (dated 18 April 2000) to commemorate the British settlers who came to make their home in the region. It reads as follows (English translation supplied here):
The British Community contributed to the
era of settlement of the Santa Cruz territory Today the descendants leave testimony of their names, the gringos who stayed ... [list of names] ... and others whose tracks are lost in the wind |
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