{"id":3199,"date":"2011-11-20T11:19:53","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T14:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2021-08-15T11:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T09:58:59","slug":"434-eugenio-cardini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=3199","title":{"rendered":"444. eugenio cardini"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eugenio Cardini<\/strong> was an immigrant from Piemonte, Italy who arrived in Buenos Aires around 1860. He eventually founded a factory which produced iron bedframes. Other types of furniture were made as well, & his market was mainly other immigrants… those with less resources, not the upper class. In 1898, some 2,000 bedframes per month were produced! The source for this info is the online Diccionario Biogr\u00e1fico Italo-Argentino<\/a> compiled by the Asociaci\u00f3n Dante Alighieri<\/em><\/strong> in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

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The plaque mentions the “establishment” founded by Cardini & confirms his date of death as 08 Jan 1910:<\/p>\n

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Just as interesting, Art Nouveau architect Juli\u00e1n Garc\u00eda N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/a><\/strong> designed this vault. While not as elaborate as some of his apartment buildings, it represents one of the few constructions in Recoleta Cemetery with elements of modernisme<\/em>… the Catal\u00e1n take on Art Nouveau. Garc\u00eda N\u00fa\u00f1ez also built the family’s vacation home in Mar del Plata, unfortunately demolished today. Cardini faces boxer Luis \u00c1ngel Firpo<\/a><\/strong> & unfortunately is often overlooked.<\/p>\n

Update (10 Dec 2012):<\/strong> The great-granddaughter of Cardini discovered this post & provided a bit more info (see comments below<\/em>). Cardini liked photography so much that he purchased a Lumi\u00e8re camera during a trip to France. A brief clip of Plaza de Mayo—that’s the Cabildo in the background—from 1902 is short but very sweet. Thanks, Louise!!<\/p>\n