Unión, Montevideo Explained

Unión
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Image Map1:Montevideo Unión.png
Map Caption1:Location of Unión in Montevideo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uruguay
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Montevideo Department
Subdivision Type2:City
Coordinates:-34.8786°N -56.1358°W

Unión is a neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Location

Unión shares borders with Mercado Modelo and Villa Española to the northwest, Maroñas to the northeast, Malvín Norte to the east, Buceo and Parque Batlle to the south and La Blanqueada and Larrañaga to the southwest.

History

Unión's history started in 1845, during General Oribe's siege of Montevideo, which at the time was little more than the actual Ciudad Vieja, by the creation of the Tribunal of Unión in the area. In 1849, Oribe founded here a village called "Restauración". After the end of the civil war, its status was elevated from "Pueblo" (village) to "Villa" (town), which was renamed to "Villa de la Unión" by Decree of 11 November 1851.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics of urban localities (see "Restauración") . INE . 2012 . PDF . 9 September 2012.
  2. http://santaluisademarillac.edu.uy/About.aspx Colegio y Liceo Santa Luisa de Marillac