neighbourhood
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Montevideo
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Uruguay
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Location
Unión shares borders with
Mercado Modelo Mercado Modelo (Spanish and Portuguese for "Model Market") may refer to:
* Mercado Modelo (Montevideo), Uruguay
* Mercado Modelo (Salvador), Brazil
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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 ...
Unión's history started in 1845, during General Oribe's siege of Montevideo, which at the time was little more than the actual
Ciudad Vieja
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Roman Catholic
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Congregation of the Mission
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