{"id":3688,"date":"2012-02-21T09:46:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T12:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=3688"},"modified":"2012-02-21T09:46:48","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T12:46:48","slug":"xxx-lacroze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=3688","title":{"rendered":"456. familia de lacroze"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Born in Buenos Aires in 1838, Federico Lacroze<\/strong> quit his city job to make a small fortune in the town of Chivilcoy. Independently wealthy & known for his business savvy, the city government granted him a concession in 1870\u00a0to offer trolley service in Buenos Aires… horse-drawn at the time. Working with his brother, Julio<\/strong>—one of 10 siblings—their first line ran through downtown BA & connected Plaza de Mayo with Plaza Miserere (Once). In 1891, only three years before Lacroze passed away, they made the switch to electric trolleys.<\/p>\n

Federico’s son, Te\u00f3filo<\/strong>, expanded the family business to include train lines & the B Line of the Buenos Aires subway system. A plaque shows visitors a bit of Federico’s history:<\/p>\n

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The mausoleum is striking… a Neoclassical temple with sculptures of eternal flames & representations of caskets on top:<\/p>\n

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Julio Lacroze was the grandfather of\u00a0Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat<\/strong>, the richest woman in Argentina with a fortune of almost U$S 2 billion. Although her family was already wealthy, marriage to concrete magnate\u00a0Alfredo Fortabat<\/strong> in 1947 placed her at the top. A bit scandalous for the time, “Amalita” had to get divorced in Uruguay before marrying Fortabat… but it was true love. He passed away in 1976 & she inherited the company plus all the work involved in running it.<\/p>\n

Painted by Andy Warhol & amassing a huge art collection, she donated many works to a new museum recently opened in Puerto Madero. In fact, she was known for her charity… donating millions to those in need & stimulating the arts in Argentina. In February 2012, Amalia died of natural causes in Buenos Aires & was laid to rest in the family tomb, just above Alfredo.<\/p>\n

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Born in Buenos Aires in 1838, Federico Lacroze quit his city job to make a small fortune in the town of Chivilcoy. Independently wealthy &…<\/p>\n

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