Peñarol, also known as Peñarol–Lavalleja, is a working-class ''
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
'' (neighbourhood or district) of
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
,
Uruguay.
On 10 March 1913, Peñarol was declared a "pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 4.311. On 1 July 1953, its status was elevated to "villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.967.
Ever since, it has been integrated to Montevideo.
Toponymic
When Montevideo was a colonial walled city and the area of Peñarol had no name and was all farms field, Giovanni Battista Crosa an
oriundo from
Pinerolo (
Piedmont, Italy), set up a grocery store in 1776, where today is the intersection of Coronel Raíz and Route 102 (perimeter), in the currently piped nascent Miguelete stream.
Crosa nicknamed the district with the name of his hometown, which is pronounced
Pinareul in
Piedmontese (or
Pignerol
Pinerolo (; pms, Pinareul ; french: Pignerol; oc, Pineròl) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northwestern Italy, southwest of Turin on the river Chisone. The Lemina torrent has its source at the boundary ...
in French) and was
corrupted in popular speech as Peñarol.
Places of worship
*
Parish Church of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, Av. Instrucciones 1343 (
Roman Catholic)
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
Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia de PeñarolThe museum of Peñarol Train StationAbout the historic city centre of Peñarol - English version - PDF
Barrios of Montevideo
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