Parque Patricios underwent a transformation during the beginning of the 1900s. The government moved the main slaughterhouse to Mataderos, removed refuse piles and the notorious trash incinerators ("la quema") and the cemetery used during the 1871 yellow fever epidemic, now Parque Ameghino.
Parque Patricios underwent a significant transformation in the early 1900s. The government relocated its main slaughterhouse to Mataderos, cleared out waste areas and notorious trash-burning facilities ("la quema") and the cemetery used during the 1871 yellow fever outbreak, which was subsequently replaced with Parque Ameghino.