Jacinto Vera, Montevideo

Jacinto Vera
Barrio

Monument to Luis Batlle Berres

Street map of Jacinto Vera

Location of Jacinto Vera in Montevideo
Coordinates: 34°52′32″S 56°10′13″W / 34.87556°S 56.17028°W / -34.87556; -56.17028Coordinates: 34°52′32″S 56°10′13″W / 34.87556°S 56.17028°W / -34.87556; -56.17028
Country  Uruguay
Department Montevideo Department
City Montevideo

Jacinto Vera is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay, named after Jacinto Vera (1813 - 1881), the first Catholic bishop of Montevideo. It is home to the ex-Military School, now the Army Command.

Location

Jacinto Vera 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. 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.

Places of worship

See also

Gallery

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Comando del Ejército 
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St. Antoninus Church 

External links

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