The Montevideo Cabildo (
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: Cabildo de Montevideo) is the public building in
Montevideo that was used as the
government house
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Gover ...
during the
colonial
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Architecture
* American colonial architecture
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* Spanish Colonial architecture
Automobiles
* Colonial (1920 au ...
times of the
Viceroyalty of the River Plate
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France
*Viceroyalty of New France
Portuguese Empire
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. Today the building is used as a
museum
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and houses the Historical Archive of the city. It is located on
Constitution Square, in
Ciudad Vieja.
Books
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External links
Museo y Archivo Histórico Municipal Cabildo - Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo
Cabildos
Neoclassical architecture in Uruguay
Buildings and structures in Montevideo
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
Museums in Montevideo
History museums in Uruguay
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