| What makes it historical? |
Originally Plaza Victoria under Spanish leadership, this plaza changed its name after the May 1810 revolution! Since then, this has been an important site for political action and protest, and while I was there, I saw a big encampment of protestors pushing for benefits for those folks who supported the Falklands War efforts on the home front!
This is where thousands gathered on October 17th, 1945 to demand the release of Juan Domingo Perón and where thousands more gathered to listen to his wife, Evita! Since then, there have been two bombings in this square and a whole bunch of cazerolazos, which are huge groups of protestors banging pots and pans together! Protests can’t always be predicted here, but on Thursday afternoons, you’re almost guaranteed to see the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, still demanding to know what happened to their children who were “disappeared” under the military dictatorship in 1976. They have been protesting here regularly for almost forty years with no answers! |
