fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː ˌoʊvɚθɹˈoʊ ʌv stɹˈɔŋmən hwˈɑːn mænwˈɛl dɚ ɹˈoʊsəz, hɪz ɛkstˈɛnsɪv nˈɔːɹθsaɪd bwˈeɪnɑːs ˈaɪɹɪz pɹˈɑːpɚɾiz bɪkˌeɪm pˈʌblɪk lˈændz ænd, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ɐ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ˈɔːɹdɪnəns pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd fɚɹə sˈɪɾi pˈɑːɹk ˌɔn mˈoʊst əv ðæt lˈænd.
Following the 1852 overthrow of strongman Juan Manuel de Rosas, his extensive northside Buenos Aires properties became public lands and, in 1862, a municipal ordinance provided for a city park on most of that land.