La Blanqueada | |
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 The Military Hospital | |
 Street map of La Blanqueada | |
 Location of La Blanqueada in Montevideo | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′11″S56°9′14″W / 34.88639°S 56.15389°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Montevideo Department |
| City | Montevideo |
La Blanqueada is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) in Uruguay's capital Montevideo.
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.
Carrasco is a barrio in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on the city's southeast coast, the barrio was originally an elegant seaside resort. However, it eventually became the city's most exclusive suburb. Carrasco is regarded as one of the most expensive barrios in Montevideo, and features a wide range of architectural styles.
Prado is a barrio and a major public park in Montevideo, Uruguay. Together with Nueva Savona, they form the Prado - Nueva Savona composite barrio. Prado is also the name given to all the park areas on both sides of Miguelete Creek, limited by the bridge of Agraciada Avenue over the river to the south and by Millan Avenue to the northeast.
Tres Cruces is a barrio of Uruguay's capital Montevideo. Its name means "three crossings", referring to the three major transportation routes which intersect in the area: Avenida 18 de Julio, Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 de Octubre. It is also the starting point of Italia Avenue.
Parque Batlle, formerly Parque de los Aliados, is a barrio and a major public central park in Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo. It is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 1903-1907 and 1911–1915.
Parque Rodó is both a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rodó, an important Uruguayan writer whose monument is in the southern side of the main park.
La Comercial is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Larrañaga is a neighbourhood or Barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Unión is a neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Malvín is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Punta Gorda is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It takes its name from the promontory of Punta Gorda.
La Figurita is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It is home to the Hospital Español.
Bella Vista is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and part of the Capurro / Bella Vista composite barrio, with Artigas Boulevard separating the two.
Villa del Cerro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Paso de la Arena, also known by the composite name Paso de la Arena–Los Bulevares–Rincón del Cerro–Santiago Vázquez is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Lezica–Melilla and Conciliación to the north and northeast, with Nuevo París and La Paloma–Tomkinson to the east and southeast, with Casabó–Pajas Blancas to the south and with the Río de la Plata to the southwest, west and northwest.
Aires Puros is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Lezica–Melilla is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Colón Sudeste–Abayubá is a composite barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Cerrito, officially Cerrito de la Victoria, is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Most of the barrio is on a hill on which is the church named Santuario Nacional del Cerrito. This hill was the seat of the temporary government of General Oribe during his siege of Montevideo.
Avenida 8 de Octubre is one of the main thoroughfares of Montevideo, Uruguay, extending 3.5 miles from Tres Cruces at the intersection with 18 de Julio Avenue to Maroñas, where it turns into Camino Maldonado.
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, popularly known as Tierra Santa, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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