Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Buenos Aires Marks 21 Years Since Cromañón With March, Mass and Stadium Tribute

An archbishop’s homily cast the tragedy as a shared wound that sustains collective memory.

Overview

  • Families and survivors marched from Plaza de Mayo to the Cromañón sanctuary in Once for the main commemoration.
  • At the former nightclub entrance, organizers read victims’ names, installed an “árbol de la vida” and designated the site an “Espacio para la memoria.”
  • Archbishop Jorge Lozano led a candlelit mass at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, calling Cromañón “a shared wound.”
  • A separate tribute at Argentinos Juniors’ Malvinas Argentinas stadium was held for comfort and safety, organized by No nos cuenten Cromañón.
  • Patricio “Pato” Fontanet performed at the stadium event as the community honored the 194 people killed and more than 1,400 injured.