La_Blanqueada

La Blanqueada

La Blanqueada

Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

La Blanqueada is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) in Uruguay's capital Montevideo.

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Location

It borders Tres Cruces to the west, Larrañaga to the northwest, Unión to the northeast and Parque Batlle to the south. It is home to the Military Hospital.

Several main avenues border and cross this barrio: 8 de Octubre Avenue, Italia Avenue, Dr. Luis Alberto de Herrera Avenue and Centenario Avenue.

According to the historian Orestes Araújo, the name of this neighbourhood (derived from blanco, Spanish for "white") was given by an old grocery store all in white.

Places of worship

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Scalabrinians in Uruguay
  2. [2]
    Scalabrininan Parish in La Blanqueada Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine


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