This article is about the barrio of Montevideo. For the town in San José Department, see Capurro, Uruguay.
Capurro is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay, and part of the Capurro–Bella Vista composite barrio, with Artigas Boulevard separating the two.
Capurro shares borders with La Teja to the north west, Prado to the north east, Bella Vista to the south east and it borders the Bay of Montevideo to the south west.
Historyedit
The early history of the area was marked by the trade of slaves from Africa. Slave trading ships had first arrived in Montevideo in 1743. The Spanish company Real Compañía de Filipinas, after its first such import in 1787, was forced by the government to build quaranteen barracks for the slaves, for the protection from epidemic diseases. These barracks, that came to be known as "Caserío de los Negros", were built in the coast of Capurro. After the declaration of Independence, they were demolished.
The name and foundation of Capurro are related to the Genoan mariner Giovanni Battista Capurro.[1] He arrived in the country at the time of the first Constitution and acquired coastal land in this area around 1830. His home, which was surrounded by wonderful gardens, took on the name "Mecca". The area he acquired was rich in springs and wells of fresh water and had a lot of sand. Capurro started selling fresh water to ships returning to Europe, as well as sand for ballast, causing the sand of the beach to dwindle away.
In 1869, the "Compañía de Tranvías al Paso del Molino y Cerro" established a line of horsecars which connected Montevideo with the Villa del Cerro. This line brought many visitors to the area around the beach, which was called Playa Honda, transforming it into a relaxation and recreation area. The sons of Capurro started planning to build a big hotel, but the economic crisis of the 1890s stopped their plans. Instead, in 1910, a park was founded in its place, called Parque Capurro. It was designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Veltroni.
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Revista Raices / Historia del barrio Cordón
January 01, 1970
capurro, this, article, about, barrio, montevideo, town, josé, department, uruguay, barrio, neighbourhood, district, montevideo, uruguay, part, bella, vista, composite, barrio, with, artigas, boulevard, separating, bella, vistabarrioparque, street, bella, vist. This article is about the barrio of Montevideo For the town in San Jose Department see Capurro Uruguay Capurro is a barrio neighbourhood or district of Montevideo Uruguay and part of the Capurro Bella Vista composite barrio with Artigas Boulevard separating the two Capurro Bella VistaBarrioParque CapurroStreet map of Capurro Bella VistaLocation of Capurro Bella Vista in MontevideoCoordinates 34 52 11 S 56 12 41 W 34 86972 S 56 21139 W 34 86972 56 21139Country UruguayDepartmentMontevideo DepartmentCityMontevideo Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation editCapurro shares borders with La Teja to the north west Prado to the north east Bella Vista to the south east and it borders the Bay of Montevideo to the south west History editThe early history of the area was marked by the trade of slaves from Africa Slave trading ships had first arrived in Montevideo in 1743 The Spanish company Real Compania de Filipinas after its first such import in 1787 was forced by the government to build quaranteen barracks for the slaves for the protection from epidemic diseases These barracks that came to be known as Caserio de los Negros were built in the coast of Capurro After the declaration of Independence they were demolished The name and foundation of Capurro are related to the Genoan mariner Giovanni Battista Capurro 1 He arrived in the country at the time of the first Constitution and acquired coastal land in this area around 1830 His home which was surrounded by wonderful gardens took on the name Mecca The area he acquired was rich in springs and wells of fresh water and had a lot of sand Capurro started selling fresh water to ships returning to Europe as well as sand for ballast causing the sand of the beach to dwindle away In 1869 the Compania de Tranvias al Paso del Molino y Cerro established a line of horsecars which connected Montevideo with the Villa del Cerro This line brought many visitors to the area around the beach which was called Playa Honda transforming it into a relaxation and recreation area The sons of Capurro started planning to build a big hotel but the economic crisis of the 1890s stopped their plans Instead in 1910 a park was founded in its place called Parque Capurro It was designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Veltroni See also editBarrios of MontevideoReferences edit Page dedicated to G B Capurro and his familyExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capurro Montevideo Intendencia de Montevideo Historia del Capurro Revista Raices Historia del barrio Cordon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Capurro amp oldid 1004479722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
