14 Facts About Enrico Mosconi

Enrico Mosconi was an Italian engineer and the father of the General Enrique Mosconi.

Enrico Mosconi actively participated in the construction of the railways in the Argentine Republic.

Enrico Mosconi was born in 1843 in Milan, Austrian Empire, the son of Domenico Mosconi and Maria Tirola, belonging to a distinguished Lombard family.

Enrico Mosconi did his university studies in Italy, and arrived in Buenos Aires about 1869, for work related to construction of the Central Argentine Railway.

Enrico Mosconi was the owner of the Enrique Mosconi y Cia, a steam tram company that operated in Rosario towards the end of the 19th century.

Enrico Mosconi was closely linked to the Italian community of Santa Fe.

Enrico Mosconi is registered with his brother Eduardo Mosconi, serving as commissioners of the Censo general de poblacion, edificacion, comercio e industria de la ciudad de Buenos Aires of 1889.

Enrico Mosconi married Maria Juana Canavery, born in the city to Tomas Canaverys and Macedonia Castillo, belonging to a distinguished patrician family.

Enrico Mosconi's wife died on September 14,1881, in Nice, France, after giving birth to Ricardo Mosconi.

Enrico Mosconi returned to Buenos Aires that year with the two youngest children, leaving the older children in a prestigious school located in the Alpes-Maritimes region.

Enrico Mosconi's second wife was Maria Luisa Matti, born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Guillermo Matti and Hermenegilda Pagani, natives of Switzerland.

Enrico Mosconi had excellent relations with the British and Irish community of Argentina.

In 1888 Enrico Mosconi acquired land in the town Los Algarrobos, belonging to Agustin Hamilton Johnston, born in Newcastle.

Enrico Mosconi suggested the change of the denomination of the town in honor of his friend Carlos Pellegrini, whose mother Mary Bevans Brigh was originally from London, England.