Patrick Heavy

Patrick Heavy (December 18, 1839 – July 1, 1899), as known as "Patricio Heavy" was a Irish immigrant to Argentina key to the rural history of the north of Buenos Aires Province.

Part of the great wave of Irish immigrants who arrived in the Buenos Aires Province the 19th century, Heavy succeeded in establishing himself as a prosperous agricultural producer, acquiring lands dedicated to farming and livestock operations. At its peak, Heavy his estate spanned approximately 2,000 hectares of the San Andrés de Giles Partido.

The railway station was inaugurated on December 17, 1892, under the name "Estación Heavy" in honor of Patrick as part of the Urquiza Railway line in Buenos Aires. The first homes and businesses began to be built around the tracks, with a school named "San José de Calasanz." The station closed in 1998 following the shutdown of the Urquiza line; the Heavy family subsequently reclaimed the lands that had been ceded and repurposed the building. Today, Estación Heavy is no longer in service though it remains a focal point for the local settlement.

References

  1. ↑ Heavy, Patricio (b.1885), Society for Irish Latin American Studies, 1 February 2003
  2. ↑ Estación Heavy, Horizonte Ferroviario, October 15, 2020