Memories of Buenos Aires: Signs of State Terrorism in Argentina

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117 76. Victor Hugo Acosta “El Cordobés” On September 16, 2006, the Commission of Neighborhoods for Remembrance and Justice dedicated a paving stone to Victor Hugo Acosta in front of the house where he lived and where he was kidnapped on September 16, 1977 . Victor Hugo was twenty-seven years old, worked at the Stock Exchange, and studied psychology . He was seen in the Clandestine Detention Center known as the Club Atlético (see p. 129). LOCATION: GUARDIA VIEJA 4572, ALMAGRO 75. Miguel Arcuschin – Noemí Jansenson Miguel and Noemí were kidnapped on September 13, 1976, by a group of men in civilian clothes who burst into their home. The couple had been students at the Carlos Pellegrini Advanced School of Commerce (see p. 61). They had married on December 22, 1975, and Noemí was three months pregnant. Neither they nor their child has ever been heard of again. LOCATION: COLOMBRES 31, ALMAGRO 74. Hugo Penino – Cecilia Viñas Cecilia was seven months pregnant when she was kidnapped along with Hugo. Both were taken to the ESMA (see p. 153), where Cecilia gave birth to a son in September 1977 . He was appropriated by Jorge Vildoza , who named him Javier and brought him up as his own child. Javier discovered his true origins in 1998 (see p. 77). LOCATION: AV. CORRIENTES 3645, ALMAGRO 73. Beatriz Le Fur Beatriz was an activist in the Commission of Family Members of Student and Trade Union Political Prisoners . Working from a local coffee shop known as the Gildo bar, she received reports of detentions, prepared writs of habeas corpus*, and shared information with family members. On June 9, 2006, the Commission of Neighborhoods for Remembrance and Justice of Almagro—Balvanera dedicated a paving stone to her at this corner. LOCATION: CORNER OF AV. CORRIENTES AND MEDRANO, ALMAGRO 118 79. Irene Belocchio – Rolando Pizoni Rolando was twenty-eight years old when he was kidnapped . He became an activist in the Peronist University Youth Movement* (JUP , Juventud Universitaria Peronista ) while studying engineering. In 1976 he met Irene, and they had a son named Carlos. Irene worked in the Banco Galicia, where she was a union delegate. The bank lent her money to study business administration at the Argentine University of Business (UADE, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa). She was twentyfive years old when she was kidnapped. LOCATION: MARMOL 498, ALMAGRO 80. Gustavo Juárez Gustavo was kidnapped on August 12, 1977 . He was nineteen years old, had been a student at the Buenos Aires National School (see p. 43), and was a member of the Union of Secondary School Students* (UES, Unión de Estudiantes Secundarios). Although he lived at 4000 Av. Rivadavia, the paving stone that pays tribute to him was placed on a street corner where he often spent time: “Here walked Gustavo Juárez. ” LOCATION: HIPÓLITO IRIGOYEN AND YAPEYÚ, ALMAGRO. 78. Graciela Mellibovsky Graciela was kidnapped on September 25, 1976, as she was on her way to meet some fellow activists. She was twenty-nine years old. She had been a student at the Buenos Aires National School (see p. 43) and had a degree in political economy. On December 12, 2006, the Commission of Neighborhoods for Remembrance and Justice of Almagro—Balvanera dedicated a paving stone in her memory. LOCATION: CORNER OF ACUNA DE FIGUEROA AND AV. CORRIENTES, ALMAGRO 77 . Silvio Frondizi – Luis Angel Mendiburu On September 27 , 1975, a group of commandos kidnapped Silvio, brother of former Argentine president Arturo Frondizi. His wife’s screams alerted her sonin -law Luis Angel, who tried to defend him. Luis was shot and died a few hours later in the Italian Hospital. The Triple A* claimed responsibility for the crime (see p. 17). Silvio’s body was discovered in Ezeiza. LOCATION: TTE. GRAL. J. D. PERON 4474, ALMAGRO 119 84.Teresa Israel Cultural Center Teresa was twenty-four years old when she was kidnapped on March 8, 1977 . A plaque honoring her was placed in the Cultural Center that bears her name. It reads, “Communist Party militant in Almagro. Lawyer and member of the Argentine League for Human Rights. For Teresa and the other thirty thousand, we continue the fight for national liberation. Residents of Almagro and Balvanera. ” LOCATION: CORNER OF HUMAHUACA AND ACUÑA DE FIGUEROA, ALMAGRO 83. Daniel Hopen – Evangelina Carreira On August 17 , 1976, Daniel and Evangelina were kidnapped in front of their home. Evangelina worked in advertising...