Larrañaga is a neighbourhood or Barrio of Montevideo , Uruguay .
8-759: Larrañaga ( Basque pronunciation: [lara'ɲaɣa] ) may refer to: Places [ edit ] Larrañaga, Uruguay , a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. People [ edit ] Carlos Larrañaga (1937–2012), Spanish actor Cristóval María Larrañaga (1758–1851), one of the first trained physicians in New Mexico Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (1771–1848), Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist Francisco Larrañaga (born 1913), Basque pelota player Gorka González Larrañaga (born 1977), Spanish professional road bicycle racer. Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez (1836–1899), Venerable in
16-597: 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 is located near the obelisk, erected to commemorate his first visit to Montevideo. Across from the bus terminal is the Democracy Square , a monument erected in honour of Fructuoso Rivera , the founder of the Uruguay Colorado Party and first President of Uruguay . This Montevideo -related article
24-496: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Larra%C3%B1aga, Uruguay This barrio borders Jacinto Vera to the west, Bolívar to the north, Mercado Modelo to the northeast, Unión to the east, La Blanqueada to the southeast and Tres Cruces and La Comercial to the southwest. Larrañaga is home to the Estadio Gran Parque Central , seat of
32-639: The Roman Catholic Church Jay Larranaga , (born 1975), Irish-American professional basketball player Jesús Larrañaga (1901–1942), Basque communist union leader Jim Larrañaga (born 1949), American college basketball coach Jorge Larrañaga (1956–2021), Uruguayan politician. José de Larrañaga (1728–1806), Franciscan friar, organist, composer Juan Antonio Larrañaga (born 1958), Spanish footballer Larry Larrañaga , (1937-2018), American civil engineer and politician Other [ edit ] Por Larrañaga ,
40-510: 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 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
48-595: The football team Club Nacional de Football and the National Television of Uruguay station (former "Canal 5 SODRE"), as well as to the central seat of the Catholic University of Uruguay. 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
56-645: The name of two cigar brands See also [ edit ] Larrinaga , a surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Larrañaga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larrañaga&oldid=1231595217 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Basque-language surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Basque IPA Short description
64-410: 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 . 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,
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