Peñarol (Montevideo)

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Location of Peñarol - Lavalleja within the urban area of ​​Montevideo
Some of the historic railway workers' houses in Peñarol

Peñarol [ peɲaˈɾol ] is a district ( span .: Barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo and extends centrally in its administrative area, but on the northwest edge of the urbanized area. It is part of the Barrios Peñarol - Lavalleja .

history

The historic city center of Montevideo, the Ciudad Vieja ( de .: Old Town), was surrounded by a fortification wall until 1829. The area of ​​today's Peñarol was at that time as unnamed pasture and arable land still far outside the city. In 1776, Juan Bautista Cros (s) a († 1790), an immigrant from the northern Italian city ​​of Pinerolo , opened a grocery store with a bar on the now canalised upper reaches of the Miguelete stream. The junction of the Camino Coronel Raíz and the Ruta 102 Perimetral Wilson Ferreira Aldunate is now at the approximate location of his shop. The owner chose Pinareul , the Piedmontese spelling of his hometown, as the name of the shop . In the colloquial language of Uruguay it became Peñarol over time . With the settlement of further shops and the construction of the first residential development, a small village soon emerged, to which this name was transferred.

In the second half of the 19th century, Peñarol experienced an economic boom that was favored by the industrial revolution and in 1890 the English company Ferro Carril Central del Uruguay (FCCU), founded in 1876, built several railway workshops and repair shops in the village . This went hand in hand with the opening of the first train station a year later. By the end of 1907 the factory area had grown to over 33,000 square meters, but was later given up. In the meantime, it has been partially put back into use by the Administración de Ferrocarriles del Estado (AFE).

On March 10, 1913, Peñarol was granted the status of a pueblo ( de .: Village ) by law and on July 1, 1953, it was incorporated as a villa (de: small town ) to Montevideo.

Economy, infrastructure and sport

Peñarol has both a rural and a commercial character. In addition to farms and arable land, there are also numerous branches or factories of large companies such as the Grupo Bimbo . In the district there are also private and state schools, a hospital and a small shopping center. The neighborhood's small train station is located directly to the south-east of the railroad factory.

The barrio is internationally known primarily thanks to the sports club CA Peñarol , whose men's football department is one of the world's most successful teams with five Copa Libertadores titles and three world cups . The club was founded in 1891 by workers and employees of the railway company Ferro Carril Central del Uruguay ( en . : Central Uruguay Railway) as Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (CURCC). However, his office is now closer to the center in the Cordón district , with the two stadiums in Las Acacias and Parque Batlle . Another association with a long tradition is CE.SO.PE. (Centro Social Peñarol).

Attractions

The former factory site of the FCCU has been listed as Monumento Nacional (de .: National Monument) since 1975. In addition to offices and workshops of all kinds (mechanical rooms, forges, foundries, sawmills, joiner's shops, paint shops, warehouses, delivery facilities and printing shops), it also houses 44 workers' accommodations and eight houses for senior employees, with the Artisan Center, a social and leisure center and one as a cinema usable theater space. The latter was extensively renovated and restored in 2011. A first section of a museum has been located in the nearby train station since the end of 2009. The waiting hall as well as the historical offices are furnished with telegraphs , dating machines, old telephones and antiquarian furniture and pictures as well as other old instruments in the style of the 1920s. In cooperation with the AFE, the local government and the Ministry of Education and Culture have been implementing numerous other measures since 2007 to preserve the historical heritage of Peñarol and make it usable for tourism. In the first half of the year, the concept "Barrio Peñarol: casco histórico y paisaje industrial ferroviario" was presented to UNESCO in order to include the industrial district on the list of world cultural heritage . At the same time, applications for the architecture of Eladio Diestes and the Rambla Montevideos were submitted.

The weekly markets , which take place in Peñarol on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, are popular with tourists and locals .

Web links

Commons : Peñarol, Lavalleja  - collection of images, videos and audio files


Coordinates: 34 ° 50 ′  S , 56 ° 12 ′  W