Libertador Avenue

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Avenida del Libertador
Avenida del Libertador Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Avda. Libertador J. Antonio Lavalleja, Montevideo.jpg
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Location Montevideo, Uruguay
South end Plaza Fabini
North end Legislative Palace

Libertador Avenue is a major avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay. It stretches north from the Legislative Palace in Aguada to Plaza Fabini in Centro, and is named after Juan Antonio Lavalleja, revolutionary figure and politician, who led the group of the Thirty-Three Orientals in the insurrection for the independence of Oriental Province. [1]

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History and description

In its beginnings it was called Agraciada Avenue, but in the 1920s the Agraciada Diagonal project was carried out, which consisted of widening the road, which required the demolition of buildings such as the original façade of the Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel. [2] The new diagonal joined the Legislative Palace, which was inaugurated in 1925, with the central business district. [3] In the 1940s, buildings such as the headquarters of the State Insurance Bank and the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (ANCAP) were erected. [4] [5]

Despite being 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long, it carries a large amount of traffic, as it serves as an entrance to the barrio Centro and Ciudad Vieja from the north of the city. [6] Libertador Avenue crosses Isabella I of Castile Square, located one block from the General Artigas railway station, [7] and is where the President and Vice President parade to Plaza Independencia after taking the oath at the General Assembly in each inauguration. [8]

Landmarks

The main landmarks across this avenue are:

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References

  1. ↑ "Desembarco de los Treinta y Tres Orientales | Ministerio de Educación y Cultura". 2021-04-26. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Basílica Nuestra Señora del Carmen – Iglesia de La Aguada | Municipio B". 2022-03-16. Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. ↑ "AVENIDA LIBERTADOR | Montevideo Audiovisual". mvdaudiovisual.montevideo.gub.uy. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Nómada - Banco de Seguros del Estado". 2022-02-08. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Nómada - ANCAP Edificio Central". 2022-03-08. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  6. ↑ "IMM invirtió $ 35: en obras para mejorar el tránsito en el Parlamento - 29/01/2016 - EL PAÍS Uruguay". 2020-02-15. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Monumento "España al Uruguay", obra del español José Clará. Plaza Isabel de Castilla, Avda. del Libertador, entre Galicia y La Paz, barrio Aguada, Montevideo, Uruguay | Mapio.net". 2020-10-27. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Una recorrida histórica custodiada por jinetes y militantes eufóricos". 2020-03-06. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-27.

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