Jacinto Vera
Encyclopedia
Jacinto Vera is a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
. It shares borders with La Figurita
to the west, Brazo Oriental
and Bolívar
to the north, Larrañaga
to the east and La Comercial
to the south. It is home to the ex-Military School, now the Army Command. At the northeast edge of the barrio is the square around which Artigas Boulevard "folds" 90 degrees and on which is the famous Monument to Luis Batlle Berres.
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 shares borders with La Figurita
La Figurita
La Figurita is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Reducto and Atahualpa to the west, Brazo Oriental to the north, Jacinto Vera to the east, La Comercial and Villa Muñoz to the south. It is home to the Hospital Español....
to the west, Brazo Oriental
Brazo Oriental
Brazo Oriental is a barrio of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Brazo Oriental is a residential zone located approximately from Montevideo's centre...
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 north, Larrañaga
Larrañaga
Larrañaga is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Jacinto Vera to the west, Bolívar to the north, Mercado Modelo to the northeast, Unión to the east, La Blanqueada to the southeast and Tres Cruces and La Comercial to the southwest...
to the east and La Comercial
La Comercial
La Comercial is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Villa Muñoz to the west, La Figurita and Jacinto Vera to the north, Larrañaga and Tres Cruces to the east and Tres Cruces and Cordón to the south.- External links :...
to the south. It is home to the ex-Military School, now the Army Command. At the northeast edge of the barrio is the square around which Artigas Boulevard "folds" 90 degrees and on which is the famous Monument to Luis Batlle Berres.
External links
- La Republica / Barrio Jacinto Vera
- Revista Raices / Historia del barrio Jacinto Vera
- Espacio Latino / Jacinto Vera
- "Rincones de Montevideo", Jacinto Vera
- The masacre of Jacinto Vera 1994