ɔnðɪ ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən vˈaɪsənt fᵻdˈɛl lˈoʊpɛz ænd pɹˈɛzɪdənt doʊmˈɪŋɡoʊ sɑːɹmˈiəntoʊ, wˈɜːk bɪɡˈæn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ˌɔn pˈɑːɹk tɹˈɛz də fɛbɹˈɛɹoʊ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː pˈɑːɹk, nˈeɪmd ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ðə dˈeɪt ʌvðə dᵻfˈiːt ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚ ɹˈoʊsəz, ɐmˌʌŋ hˌuːz əpˈoʊnənts hɐdbɪn sɑːɹmˈiəntoʊ.
On the initiative of Congressman Vicente Fidel López and President Domingo Sarmiento, work began in 1874 on Parque Tres de Febrero (February 3 Park), named in honor of February 3, 1852, the date of the defeat of Governor Rosas, among whose opponents had been Sarmiento.