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A little bit of Egypt in Argentina, several members of the Arata family are buried here but none as recognized as Pedro Narciso Arata<\/strong>. The unfinished pyramid implies the same symbolism as a truncated column<\/a>: a life ended with many tasks undone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freemason fanatics shouldn’t get too excited; Arata died the same year that Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered (1922) & Egyptian design had become fashionable… but yes, he was also a member of the Masonic Society. So maybe a double meaning here? Let’s examine his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Buenos Aires in 1849 & related to the wealthy Unzu\u00e9 clan, Arata’s early years of school were in Paris. Naturally. He returned to Argentina for high school & university, tutoring many of his classmates in science including future President Roque S\u00e1enz Pe\u00f1a<\/a>. Arata quickly became part of the scientific elite & enrolled in medical school while teaching at the Faculty of Exact Sciences. Combining his knowledge chemistry & medicine in the improvement of city hygiene, Arata created the Municipal Chemical Office in 1883:<\/p>\n\n\n

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On closer inspection, the left side reveals a faint image of a woman & child doing some sort of chemistry with a snake eager to participate. Crudely etched on the the bottom is a Latin phrase “Alii quidem equos am ant, alii oves, alii feros; mihi vero a puerulo mirandum acquirendi et possidendi libros insedit desiderium.<\/em>” Fourth century Roman emperor Julian placed this quotation over every library he opened & obviously refers to Arata’s work to expand the University of Buenos Aires:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Arata became Dean of the School of Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences (Facultad de Agronom\u00eda<\/em>) in 1904. His massive library of 40,000 books eventually became part of the university’s collection & a train station named after him greets students today. The campus occupies a huge section of the city, complete with horses & llamas:<\/p>\n\n\n

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For all his accomplishments, Arata’s political beliefs tended toward the conservative as evidenced by a dedicatory plaque from the Liga Patri\u00f3tica Argentina<\/a>… so maybe there is a bit of Masonic influence in the design after all:<\/p>\n\n\n

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A little bit of Egypt in Argentina, several members of the Arata family are buried here but none as recognized as Pedro Narciso Arata. The…<\/p>\n

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