Plaza de Cagancha

The Plaza de cagancha (also known as Plaza or Plaza Libertad cagancha ) is one of the most characteristic places in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.

Location and description

The place whose history began in 1836, is located in a central role in engaging the cityscape Avenida 18 de Julio, as well as on Avenida Gral. Rondeau and the Pasaje de los Derechos Humanos in Barrio Centro and is the fundamental point of national roads. There are numerous important buildings of Montevideo is in the Plaza cagancha. These include the Edificio El Ateneo, the Edificio Cines Plaza y Central, the Palacio Montero, the Palacio Piria and the Palacio Chiarino.

History

Military engineer José M. Reyes was responsible for its construction. The Plaza de cagancha should form according to its plans as octagonal space the central point of the Old Town ( Ciudad Nueva ). Architect Carlos Zucchi eventually led him over to the present rectangular shape, but retained his arrangement of the manzanas by breaking position at. Received its current name of the place on 7 February 1840 in line with the battle of the year before, in the General Fructuoso Rivera Pascual Echagüe struck the banks of the Arroyo cagancha. During the Civil War, the name of the place has since been amended on May 24, 1864 in Plaza 25 de Mayo. However, after the Paz de la Unión on February 20, 1865 they returned in December of that year to the present name. 1867 was built in the center of the square Columna de la Paz, which is provided with a female statue created from Livi José. Since 1975, the Monumento Histórico Nacional space than is classified.