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Colegiales
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Colegiales

It is understood by the streets of the Incas Av , Av Elcano , Viceroy of Pine Av Cabildo , Jorge Newbery , Cramer , Av Dorrego , Alvarez Thomas Av and Av Forest. It borders the neighborhoods north Belgrano , Palermo east , south Chacarita and Villa Ortúzar to oeste.La College history is linked to that of the Chacarita and Villa Ortúzar since the three were part of a former Jesuit Mission , which belonged to the Society of Jesus . Indeed , in 1608 the governor of Buenos Aires , Hernando Arias de Saavedra , better known as Hernandárias , the religious order granted land in part of what today are those neighborhoods. From 1614-1746 the Jesuits took possession of more land to complete about 2,700 acres known as " La Chacarita " (" Chácara " is an old word , a Quechua or Aymara , which was used with the meaning of " garden " and that eventually was modified by ' farm '). The ancient roads that facilitated the religious communication in time became the current layout of the main avenues , as in the case of Alvarez Thomas , Federico Lacroze , and Dorrego