Unión is a ''
neighbourhood
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'' of
Montevideo,
Uruguay
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.
Location
Unión shares borders with
Mercado Modelo and
Villa Española
Villa Española is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo.
Location
This barrio shares borders with Mercado Modelo to the west, Pérez Castellanos to the northwest, Ituzaingó to the north, Flor de Maroñas to the northeast, Mar ...
to the northwest,
Maroñas to the northeast,
Malvín Norte to the east,
Buceo and
Parque Batlle to the south and
La Blanqueada and
Larrañaga to the southwest.
History
Its history started in 1845, during General Oribe's
siege of Montevideo, which at the time was little more than the actual
Ciudad Vieja, by the creation of the Tribunal of Unión in the area. In 1849, Oribe founded here a village called "Restauración". After the end of the civil war, its status was elevated from "Pueblo" (village) to "Villa" (town) and was renamed to "Villa de la Unión" by Decree of 11 November 1851.
Educational facilities
*
Colegio y Liceo Santa Luisa de Marillac (private, established 1919 by the
Vicentian Sisters, lay since 1993)
Colegio y Liceo Santa Luisa de Marillac
Places of worship
* Sanctuary of the Miraculous Medal and St. Augustine, popularly known as "Iglesia de la Unión" (Roman Catholic
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, Congregation of the Mission)
* Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Cajetan (Roman Catholic)
* Parish Church of St. Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)
Bibliography
*
See also
* Barrios of Montevideo
References
External links
Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia de Unión
Correo Uruguayo Stamp for the 150 years from the foundation of Villa de la Restauración, including notes on the history of Unión by Rubens D. Calabria.
Barrios of Montevideo
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