La Blanqueada

La Blanqueada
Barrio

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 / -34.88639; -56.15389Coordinates: 34°53′11″S 56°9′14″W / 34.88639°S 56.15389°W / -34.88639; -56.15389
Country  Uruguay
Department Montevideo Department
City Montevideo

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 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

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