▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁Public ▁Cred it ▁Administration , ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁Alc ort a ▁had ▁purchased ▁land ▁ 3 5   km ▁( 2 2   mi ) ▁west ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁upon ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁He ▁christ ened ▁the ▁property ▁Est ancia ▁Pas o ▁del ▁Rey ▁(" K ing ' s ▁Ford ▁R anch ") ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁established ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Mor eno ▁( today ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ). ▁Alc ort a ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁pla cid ▁est ancia ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁Government , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁compose ▁music ▁( writing ▁a ▁Grad ual ▁for ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Saint ▁Martin ▁of ▁T ours ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁for ▁example ). ▁A ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁arrived ▁rail ways ▁into ▁Argentina , ▁he ▁don ated ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁est ancia ▁to ▁what ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁S arm iento ▁Railway ▁Line . ▁ ▁Senator ▁Alc ort a ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Dal ma cio ▁Vé lez ▁S ars field ▁in ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁Argentina ' s ▁first ▁Com mer cial ▁Code . ▁Rel ax ing ▁at ▁his ▁est ancia ▁while ▁studying ▁Vé lez ▁S as field ' s ▁bill , ▁he ▁died ▁suddenly ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ; ▁he ▁was ▁ 5 6 . ▁Much