Magdalena, Buenos Aires
Magdalena is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the headquarters town for the Magdalena Partido.
Founded in 1611, the hamlet grew slowly until the late nineteenth century. The Parish of Santa María Magdalena, consecrated in 1776, inaugurated its current temple in 1860. The Italianate City Hall, designed by Pedro Cavalli, was completed in 1877, and the Teatro Español, in 1899. The nearby, site of the El Ancla pre-Columbian settlement, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
