Reducto is a ''

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'' (neighbourhood or district) of

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. It borders Bella Vista to the west,

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and

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to the north, La Figurita and

Villa Muñoz Villa Muñoz - Retiro is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay, bordering Aguada and Reducto to the west, La Figurita to the north, La Comercial to the east and Cordón to the south. The neighborhood originated at th ...

to the east and Aguada to the south.

Location

Its main streets are Millan Avenue and San Martin Avenue, while General Flores Avenue runs along its east border.

History

Reducto appears in maps long before the urbanization of the area. Its name means

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and indeed, in 1831, during the second siege of Montevideo, a redoubt was built there by General José Rondeau, at the spot where the actual San Martín Avenue meets Burges Avenue. In 1837 a small church was built at the corner of the actual San Martín Avenue and Vilardebó, and in 1875 the Iglesia del Reducto was built in its actual place, in front of Plaza General Eugenio Garzón. At that time there about 4000 inhabitants living in Reducto.

Notable landmarks

* Hospital Vilardebó *Escuela Alemania Two more landmarks that used to belong to Reducto, i.e. the Iglesia del Reducto and the Hospital Español, now fall inside the limits of barrio La Figurita.

External links

Revista Raíces / Història del barrio Reducto
(Spanish)

(Spanish) Barrios of Montevideo {{Montevideo-stub

Location

History

Notable landmarks

See also

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