La Blanqueada is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) in Uruguay 's capital Montevideo .
4-503: 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")
8-462: Is also the starting point of Italia Avenue . Tres Cruces shares borders with Cordón to the south and to the west, with La Comercial and Larrañaga to the north, with La Blanqueada and Parque Batlle to the east, Cordón and Pocitos to the south. In 1813, the barrio was the site of the “Congress Tres Cruces” and the issuance of the "Instrucciones del año XIII" by José Gervasio Artigas in an attempt to establish an independent government for
12-462: The Liga Federal in what was then known as the " Banda Oriental " ("Eastern Bank"). The barrio is the site of the national bus terminal , a major shopping centre , and several hospitals and schools . Several major monuments are also located here. One is an obelisk erected in 1930 to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay's 1830 constitution . A giant cross and statue of Pope John Paul II
16-450: Was given by an old grocery store all in white. This Montevideo -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tres Cruces Tres Cruces is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) 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
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