▁cons olid ation ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁European ▁imm igr ants ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Bah ía ▁Blan ca . ▁Football ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁those ▁imm igr ants , ▁as ▁an ▁exclusive ▁game ▁pract ised ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁execut ives ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁but ▁then ▁spread ing ▁to ▁mass ▁classes . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁(" Est udi antes " ▁in ▁Spanish ) ▁of ▁local ▁school ▁met ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Liga ▁del ▁Sur , ▁a ▁regional ▁football ▁competition . ▁They ▁formed ▁a ▁team , ▁which ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁those ▁le agues , ▁although ▁the ▁team ▁would ▁be ▁dis ol ved ▁soon ▁after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁S á enz ▁Pe ña ▁Law ▁had ▁been ▁prom ul g ated ▁by ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁National ▁Congress ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁universal , ▁secret ▁and ▁comp uls ory ▁male ▁suff rage . ▁That ▁event ▁influenced ▁students , ▁who ▁claimed ▁for ▁a ▁reform ▁in ▁the ▁education ▁system , ▁more ▁specifically ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁formed ▁a ▁committee , ▁pres ided ▁by ▁Harold o ▁Cas an ova ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁" Cent ro ▁de ▁Est udi antes ▁Sec und arios ▁de ▁Bah ía ▁Blan ca ". ▁ ▁One ▁year ▁after , ▁the ▁student ▁center ▁had ▁facilities ▁located ▁on ▁Par que ▁de