La Blanqueada is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) in Uruguay's capital Montevideo.
La Blanqueada | |
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 The Military Hospital | |
 Street map of La Blanqueada | |
 Location of La Blanqueada in Montevideo | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′11″S 56°9′14″W / 34.88639°S 56.15389°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Montevideo Department |
| City | Montevideo |
Location
editIt 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 Hospital.
Several main avenues border and cross this barrio: 8 de Octubre Avenue, Italia Avenue, Dr. Luis Alberto de Herrera Avenue and Centenario Avenue.
According to the historian Orestes Araújo, the name of this neighbourhood (derived from blanco, Spanish for "white") was given by an old grocery store all in white.
Places of worship
edit- Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, known also as the Italian Catholic Mission (Roman Catholic, Scalabrinians)[1][2]
- Nuestro Salvador, a small Lutheran Church, is also present on Avenida 8 de Octubre.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Scalabrinians in Uruguay
- ^ Scalabrininan Parish in La Blanqueada Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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