Hospital Maciel is a hospital located in 25 de Mayo 174,

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. It is one of the oldest hospitals in

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. The land was originally donated in Spanish colonial times by philanthropist

Francisco Antonio Maciel Francisco Antonio Maciel (September 16, 1757 – January 20, 1807 in Montevideo), was a Montevidean Criollo industrialist and philanthropist of the time of the Spanish colony. He was known as the "father of the poor."Mateo Vidal Mateo Lucas Vidal Medina (17 October 1780 in Montevideo – 8 January 1855 in Buenos Aires) was a Uruguayan priest and politician. Elected deputy to the Assembly of the Year XIII. Later he took part in the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Ar ...

to establish a hospital and charity. The first building was extended between 1781 and 1788, and later expanded on over time. The actual building is dated to 1825 with the plans of

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(son of

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) and later

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(wing on the Guaraní street, 1859),

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(corner of Guaraní and 25 de Mayo) and

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(1889). The hospital has a temple, the Charity Chapel, built in Greek style by Miguel Estévez in 1798.Capilla de la Caridad
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Images

Hospital Maciel - Calle Francisco Maciel

References

External links

OpenHealth, Hospital Maciel
Hospital buildings completed in 1825 Hospitals in Montevideo Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo {{SouthAm-hospital-stub