La Comercial

Location of La Comercial in Montevideo

Plan of La Comercial

Residential building in the Barrio La Comercial

Hospital Círculo Católico

La Comercial , also Barrio de la Comercial , is a district ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo .

location

It is located north of the city center in the central south of the Montevideo department . La Comercial borders the Cordón and Tres Cruces districts in the south and south-east . To the west is the Villa Muñoz - Retiro district . In the north and northeast respectively, Figurita and Jacinto Vera connect , while Larrañaga continues the urban area in the east . The area of La Comercial is the Municipalities B and C allocated.

history

The barrio was founded by Florencio Escardó on the lands of Felipe H. Lacueva and inaugurated on March 19, 1871.

Attractions

In the quarter is also called Iglesia de San Pancracio known church Iglesia del Corazón inmaculado .

Sons and Daughters of the Barrios

• Hugo Blandamuro , actor
• Eduardo D´Angelo (1939-)
• Omar DeFeo (1920-2006)
• Romeo Gavioli (1913–1957), musician
• Edú "Pitufo" Lombardo
• Pedro Petrone (1905–1964), football player
• Carlos Roldán (1913–1973)
• Erwin Schrott , (1972-) opera singer

Web links

• www.barriolacomercial.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Map of the Uruguayan National Statistics Institute for the classification of the barrios of Montevideo (PDF; 1.6 MB), accessed on May 3, 2014
2. ↑ Orestes Araújo : "Diccionario geográfico del Uruguay", Montevideo, 2nd edition 1912, p. 126

Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′  S , 56 ° 10 ′  W