La Comercial
La Comercial is a neighborhood ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.
Location
It is located north of the city center in the central south of the department of Montevideo. La Comercial borders it to the south and southeast by the Cordón neighborhood located there and Tres Cruces. To the west lies the district of Villa Muñoz. In the north, Jacinto Vera joins, while in the east Larrañaga and Mercado Modelo, Bolívar continue the urban area. The following roads in each case form the boundary of the Barrios: Calle La Paz (south), the Bulevar Artigas (in the east ), Calle Juan José de Amézaga ( in the north) and Calle Justicia ( in the west).
Attractions
In the neighborhood there is the also known as Iglesia de San Pancracio Iglesia del Corazón Inmaculado.
Sons and daughters of the Barrios
- Hugo Blandamuro, actor
- Eduardo D' angelo (1939 - )
- Omar DeFeo (1920-2006)
- Romeo Gavioli (1913-1957), musician
- Edú " Pitufo " Lombardo
- Pedro Petrone (1905-1964), football player
- Carlos Roldán (1913-1973)
- Erwin Schrott, (1972 - ) opera singer