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Jacinto Vera, Montevideo

Coordinates: 34°52′32″S 56°10′13″W / 34.87556°S 56.17028°W / -34.87556; -56.17028
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Jacinto Vera
Monument to Luis Batlle Berres
Monument to Luis Batlle Berres
Street map of Jacinto Vera
Street map of Jacinto Vera
Location of Jacinto Vera in Montevideo
Location of Jacinto Vera in Montevideo
Coordinates: 34°52′32″S 56°10′13″W / 34.87556°S 56.17028°W / -34.87556; -56.17028
Country Uruguay
DepartmentMontevideo Department
CityMontevideo

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

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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

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