Libertador Avenue Explained

Avenida del Libertador
Alternate Name:Avenida del Libertador Brigadier General Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Length Km:1.5
Location:Montevideo, Uruguay
Terminus A:Plaza Fabini
Direction A:South
Terminus B:Legislative Palace
Direction B:North

Libertador Avenue is a major avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay. It stretches north from the Legislative Palace in Aguada to Plaza Fabini in Centro, and is named after Juan Antonio Lavalleja, revolutionary figure and politician, who led the group of the Thirty-Three Orientals in the insurrection for the independence of Oriental Province.[1]

History and description

In its beginnings it was called Agraciada Avenue, but in the 1920s the Agraciada Diagonal project was carried out, which consisted of widening the road, which required the demolition of buildings such as the original façade of the Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel.[2] The new diagonal joined the Legislative Palace, which was inaugurated in 1925, with the central business district.[3] In the 1940s, buildings such as the headquarters of the State Insurance Bank and the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (ANCAP) were erected.[4] [5]

Despite being long, it carries a large amount of traffic, as it serves as an entrance to the barrio Centro and Ciudad Vieja from the north of the city.[6] Libertador Avenue crosses Isabella I of Castile Square, located one block from the General Artigas railway station,[7] and is where the President and Vice President parade to Plaza Independencia after taking the oath at the General Assembly in each inauguration.[8]

Landmarks

The main landmarks across this avenue are:

References

  1. Web site: 2021-04-26 . Desembarco de los Treinta y Tres Orientales Ministerio de Educación y Cultura . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210426053710/https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-educacion-cultura/comunicacion/noticias/desembarco-treinta-tres-orientales . 2021-04-26 .
  2. Web site: 2022-03-16 . Basílica Nuestra Señora del Carmen – Iglesia de La Aguada Municipio B . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220316213007/https://municipiob.montevideo.gub.uy/node/223 . 2022-03-16 .
  3. Web site: AVENIDA LIBERTADOR Montevideo Audiovisual . 2022-03-27 . mvdaudiovisual.montevideo.gub.uy.
  4. Web site: 2022-02-08 . Nómada - Banco de Seguros del Estado . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208234202/https://nomada.uy/guide/view/attractions/4350 . 8 February 2022 . dead.
  5. Web site: 2022-03-08 . Nómada - ANCAP Edificio Central . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308040221/https://nomada.uy/guide/view/attractions/4120 . 8 March 2022 . dead.
  6. Web site: 2020-02-15 . IMM invirtió $ 35: en obras para mejorar el tránsito en el Parlamento - 29/01/2016 - EL PAÍS Uruguay . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215042242/https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/imm-invirtio-obras-mejorar-transito-parlamento.html . 15 February 2020 . dead.
  7. Web site: 2020-10-27 . Monumento "España al Uruguay", obra del español José Clará. Plaza Isabel de Castilla, Avda. del Libertador, entre Galicia y La Paz, barrio Aguada, Montevideo, Uruguay Mapio.net . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027213345/https://mapio.net/pic/p-130392615/ . 2020-10-27 .
  8. Web site: 2020-03-06 . Una recorrida histórica custodiada por jinetes y militantes eufóricos . 2022-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306203728/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/una-recorrida-historica-custodiada-por-jinetes-y-militantes-euforicos-202031211337 . 6 March 2020 . dead.

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