[560] calle del Empedrado, Paved Street.
[561] las había, were there any.
[562] la reputación de la belleza, a reputation for beauty.
[563] su revolución. The revolution for independence in 1810 was mainly the work of the population of Buenos Aires, whereas the civil revolution that followed later was started by the provinces.
[564] el poeta de la revolución, i.e., Vicente López y Planes, the author of the Himno Nacional.
[565] el centro, the “down-town” section.
[566] mostrador democrático, a people’s store.
[567] de mostrador corrido, with its long counter.
[568] penetrar a, unusual for penetrar en.
[569] “ese caballero”, i.e., her husband.