Castro Castellanos
Encyclopedia
Castro Castellanos is a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
. It borders Cerrito
to the west, Las Acacias
to the northwest, Ituzaingó
to the northeast, Villa Española
to the east, Mercado Modelo
to the southeast and Bolívar
to the southwest. It is home to the barracks of the "Blandengues de Artigas".
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It borders Cerrito
Cerrito, Montevideo
Cerrito, or Cerrito de la Victoria, is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Aires Puros to the west, Las Acacias to the north, Castro Castellanos to the east, Bolívar and Brazo Oriental to the south. It is located on a hill on which is the very remarkable church named Santuario Nacional...
to the west, Las Acacias
Las Acacias
Las Acacias is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay....
to the northwest, Ituzaingó
Ituzaingó, Montevideo
Ituzaingó is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Castro Castellanos to the southwest, Las Acacias to the northwest, Jardines del Hipódromo to the northeast, Flor de Maroñas to the southeast and Villa Española to the south.- External links :*...
to the northeast, Villa Española
Villa Española
Villa Española is a football and boxing club, best known for its football side, and it is located in Montevideo in Uruguay. It played last season in the Uruguayan 2nd Division. After winning a decisive match against Tanque Sisley, Villa Española was going to play the 2008/2009 season in the...
to the east, Mercado Modelo
Mercado Modelo
Mercado Modelo is a central municipal fruit and vegetable wholesale market in of Montevideo, Uruguay. The area around the installations, which occupy several blocks of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar barrio, has also taken on the name of the market, hence the composite name of the entire barrio...
to the southeast and Bolívar
Bolívar, Montevideo
Bolívar is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and part of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar composite barrio. It shares borders with Brazo Oriental to the northwest, Cerrito to the north, Castro Castellanos to the northeast, Mercado Modelo to the southeast, Jacinto Vera to the south.It is home to the...
to the southwest. It is home to the barracks of the "Blandengues de Artigas".