Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca

View of Diagonal Sur from Plaza de Mayo.

Avenida Presidente Julio Argentino Roca, better known as Diagonal Sur (Spanish for "South Diagonal", the counterpart to Diagonal Norte[1]), is an important avenue in the Monserrat neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is oriented north-east/south-west, diagonally bisecting the city blocks (manzanas) which give the city centre a checkerboard plan.[2] It is named after President Julio Argentino Roca, who held power from 1880 to 1886, and from 1896 to 1904.

  1. ^ "Architecture in Buenos Aires". Frommer's. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Hacia la nueva diagonal del siglo XXI". Clarín (in Spanish). 24 June 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2020.