Bella Vista is a ''
barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of
Montevideo,
Uruguay
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and part of the Capurro / Bella Vista composite barrio, with
Artigas Boulevard
Artigas Boulevard is an avenue in Montevideo named after Uruguayan hero José Artigas. The avenue was commissioned by Garetado Fredito, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, in 1891. It starts from the Rambla of Montevideo (coastal ave ...
separating the two.
Location
Bella Vista shares borders with
Capurro to the north west,
Prado
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to the north,
Reducto
Reducto is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Location
This barrio borders Bella Vista to the west, Prado and Atahualpa to the north, La Figurita and Villa Muñoz to the east and Aguada to the south. Its main stree ...
to the east,
Aguada and the
Port of Montevideo (which belongs to the
Ciudad Vieja) to the south, and it borders the
Bay of Montevideo
The Bay of Montevideo ( es, Bahía de Montevideo) is the bay around the city of Montevideo, Uruguay in the Rio de la Plata.
It was previously named by Pedro de Mendoza as "Bahía de la Candelaria".
Description
The bay has a round shape – app ...
to the south west.
The south part of Bella Vista has also been known as Arroyo Seco (dry stream) from as early as 1756. The name is still used today, though there are no precise limits that describe this area.
History
Though there had been a few villas in this area before the 1840s, among which the residence of
Joaquín Suárez
Joaquín Luis Miguel Suárez de Rondelo (August 18, 1781 in Canelones – December 26, 1868 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Head of State of Uruguay
In December 1828, Suárez served as the first head of state of the territ ...
, it was Francisco Farías who started auctioning building lots of the area in 1842. At the time, Bella Vista was famous for offering a most scenic view of the bay and the city, hence its name. In 1869 the first train station was inaugurated in the area, but in 1873 the
Estación Central General Artigas in Aguada took its place.
Main streets and squares
The main streets of Bella Vista are Agraciada Avenue, Joaquín Suárez Avenue and Rambla Balthasar Brum, which runs along the coastline. Its two main squares are Plaza
San Martín, dedicated to the Argentine independence hero, and Plaza Joaquín Suárez, dedicated to the politician and twice President of the Republic, whose statue, on the south edge of the square, marks the beginning of the homonymous avenue.
Buildings and locations
On Tapes street is located the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus (Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Soccorro y San Alfonso), notable among other for its architecture and on Agraciada Avenue the Armenian Apostólic church. Along the Rambla most notably are the central installations of the electric power company of Montevideo, the "UTE - Central José Batlle y Ordóñez", and behind it is the
Palacio de la Luz, housing the administrative offices of the UTE. Three blocks southwest of Plaza San Martin is the Museo Geominero del Uruguay, which belongs to the National Direction of Mining and Geology.
The west part of this barrio, which runs parallel to the Rambla, is an industrial area, with many old industrial buildings which serve now as warehouses. Among other functioning industries is the beer factory Fábricas Nacionales de Cerveza.
Places of worship
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Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St Alphonsus, popularly known as "Iglesia de Tapes" (
Roman Catholic
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)
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, popularly known as "Capilla Maturana" (Roman Catholic,
Salesians of Don Bosco
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St. Nerses Shnorhali Church (
Armenian Apostolic)
See also
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Barrios of Montevideo
Notes
External links
Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia / Barrios / (see section) Bella Vista
{{Barrios of Montevideo
Barrios of Montevideo