Peñarol, Montevideo

Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

34°49′S 56°11′W / 34.817°S 56.183°W / -34.817; -56.183Country

UruguayDepartmentMontevideo DepartmentCityMontevideo

Peñarol, also known as Peñarol–Lavalleja, is a working-class barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.

On 10 March 1913, Peñarol was declared a "pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 4.311.^[1] On 1 July 1953, its status was elevated to "villa" (town) by the Act of Ley Nº 11.967.^[2] Ever since, it has been integrated to Montevideo.

Toponymic

When Montevideo was a colonial walled city and the area of Peñarol had no name and was all farms field, Giovanni Battista Crosa an oriundo from Pinerolo (Piedmont, Italy), set up a grocery store in 1776, where today is the intersection of Coronel Raíz and Route 102 (perimeter), in the currently piped nascent Miguelete stream. Crosa nicknamed the district with the name of his hometown, Pinerolo, whose name is Pinareul in Piedmontese (or Pignerol in French) and was corrupted in popular speech as Peñarol.

Places of worship

Parish Church of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, Av. Instrucciones 1343 (Roman Catholic)

Sports

Club Atlético Peñarol —also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros, and (familiarly) Manyas— is a Uruguayan sports club from Peñarol.^[3] Throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling. Its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels,^[4] having never been relegated from the top division.

References

^ "Statistics of urban localities" (PDF). INE. 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ "Ley Nº 11.967". República Oriental del Uruguay, Poder Legislativo. 1953. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ Ana Pais (2008). "Convierten a Peñarol en "museo vivo" con 3 millones de euros". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
^ "El Club del Siglo de América del Sur". IFFHS. 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peñarol, Montevideo.

Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia de Peñarol
Revista Raices / Historia del barrio Peñarol
The museum of Peñarol Train Station
About the historic city centre of Peñarol - English version - PDF^{[permanent dead link]}

Barrios of Montevideo