Jacinto Vera, Montevideo

34°52′32″S 56°10′13″W / 34.87556°S 56.17028°W / -34.87556; -56.17028Country UruguayDepartmentMontevideo DepartmentCityMontevideo

Jacinto Vera is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay, named after Jacinto Vera (1813 - 1881), the first Catholic bishop of Montevideo. It is home to the ex-Military School, now the Army Command.

Location

Jacinto Vera shares borders with La Figurita to the west, Brazo Oriental and Bolívar to the north, Larrañaga to the east and La Comercial to the south. At the northeast edge of the barrio is the square around which Artigas Boulevard "folds" 90 degrees and on which is the famous Monument to Luis Batlle Berres.

Places of worship

• Saint Antoninus Church, Caraguatay 2086 (Roman Catholic, Dehonians)

See also

• Barrios of Montevideo

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