Reducto is a ''

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'' (neighbourhood or district) of

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Location

This barrio borders Bella Vista to the west,

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and

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to the north,

La Figurita La Figurita is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. It is home to the Hospital Español. Location It borders Reducto and Atahualpa to the west, Brazo Oriental to the north, Jacinto Vera to the east, La Comercial and Vil ...

and

Villa Muñoz Villa Muñoz - Retiro is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location This barrio borders Aguada and Reducto to the west, La Figurita to the north, La Comercial to the east and Cordón to the south. Landmarks Villa M ...

to the east and Aguada to the south. Its main streets are Millan Avenue and San Martin Avenue, while General Flores Avenue runs along its east border.

History

Reducto appears in maps long before the urbanization of the area. Its name means

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and indeed, in 1831, during the second siege of Montevideo, a redoubt was built there by General José Rondeau, at the spot where the actual San Martín Avenue meets Burges Avenue. In 1837 a small church was built at the corner of the actual San Martín Avenue and Vilardebó, and in 1875 the Iglesia del Reducto was built in its actual place, in front of Plaza General Eugenio Garzón. At that time there about 4000 inhabitants living in Reducto. ReductoHistory

Notable landmarks

Hospital Vilardebó Hospital Vilardebó is the only psychiatric hospital in Reducto, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argen ...

*Escuela Alemania Two more landmarks that used to belong to Reducto, i.e. the Iglesia del Reducto and the Hospital Español, now fall inside the limits of barrio

External links

Revista Raíces / Història del barrio Reducto
(Spanish)

(Spanish) Barrios of Montevideo {{Montevideo-stub

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History

Notable landmarks

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