Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña

Diagonal Norte

President Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue (Spanish - Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña or Diagonal Norte) is a main street in the San Nicolás quarter of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is orientated south-east/north-west, diagonally crossing a whole series of city blocks (called manzanas) which otherwise give the city centre a chequerboard plan, with avenidas east-west and calles north south. It is named after President Roque Sáenz Peña, who held power from 1910 to 1914 and passed the law which established universal suffrage, secret ballot and an electoral register.

Connections

The north-west corner of Plaza de Mayo is the start of Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña (ie the corner of Avenida Rivadavia and San Martín street), just to the north of the city hall. It runs directly to the northwest and diagonally crosses (in order) avenidas Bartolomé Mitre, Présidente General Juan Domingo Perón and Sarmiento, and calle Florida, Maipu, Esmeralda, Suipacha and Carabelas, before arriving at the large junction of Avenida 9 de julio and Avenida Corrientes, where is to be found the Obelisk of Buenos Aires on Plaza de la República. Still in a straight diagonal line, it crosses this intersection and continues to the next crossroads, the junction of Calle Lavalle and Calle Libertad in Plaza Lavalle, where the courts are sited.

Metro

All along her route, the avenue is followed underground by métro línea , which has 2 stations (stations Catedral and 9 de julio). línea also has one station : Diagonal Norte.

Source

• This page is a translation of its French equivalent.