Unión is a ''

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'' of

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Location

Unión shares borders with

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and

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to the northwest,

Maroñas Maroñas–Parque Guaraní is a composite '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo. Location This barrio shares borders with Unión to the southwest, Villa Española to the west, Flor de Maroñas to the north, Las Canteras to the ...

to the northeast,

Malvín Norte Malvín Norte is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) located in north eastern part of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location This barrio shares borders with Unión to the west, Maroñas to the north, Las Canteras to the east, Malvín and Buceo ...

to the east, Buceo and

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to the south and

La Blanqueada La Blanqueada is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location It borders Tres Cruces to the west, Larrañaga to the northwest, Unión to the northeast and Parque Batlle to the south. It is home to the Military Hosp ...

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" (

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) * Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Cajetan (Roman Catholic) * Parish Church of St. Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)

Bibliography

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.
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