La Blanqueada is a ''
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...
'' (neighbourhood or district) of
Montevideo,
Uruguay.
Location
It borders
Tres Cruces
Tres Cruces is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Its name means "three crossings", referring to the three major transportation routes which intersect in the area: Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 ...
to the west,
Larrañaga to the northwest,
Unión to the northeast and
Parque Batlle
Parque Batlle (), formerly Parque de los Aliados (''Allied Park''), is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) and a major public central park in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 190 ...
to the south. It is home to the Military Hospital.
Several main avenues border and cross this barrio:
8 de Octubre Avenue
Avenida 8 de Octubre is one of the main thoroughfares of Montevideo, Uruguay, extending 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Tres Cruces at the intersection with 18 de Julio Avenue to Maroñas, where it turns into ''Camino Maldonado''.
After extending for 25 ...
, 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
*
Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, known also as the Italian Catholic Mission (
Roman Catholic,
Scalabrinians
The Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo ( la, Congregatio Missionariorum a S. Carolo), commonly called the Scalabrinian Missionaries, is a Roman Catholic religious institute of brothers and priests founded by Giovanni Batt ...
)
Scalabrininan Parish in La Blanqueada
See also
*Barrios of Montevideo
The city of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, is divided into 62 ''barrios'' (neighborhoods or districts), each with its own identity, demographic characteristics and activities appropriate to the socio-cultural level of its inhabitants. The outer ...
References
External links
Revista Raices / Historia del barrio La Blanqueada
Barrios of Montevideo
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