Parque Batlle

Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores
Barrio and park
Monumento La Carreta
Monumento La Carreta
Street map of Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores
Street map of Parque Batlle–Villa Dolores
Map of Montevideo highlighting the barrio
Map of Montevideo highlighting the barrio
Coordinates: 34°53′42″S 56°9′16″W / 34.89500°S 56.15444°W / -34.89500; -56.15444
Country Uruguay
DepartmentMontevideo Department
CityMontevideo
Websitewww.parquebatlle.tk

Parque Batlle (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaɾke ˈβaʝe], locally [ˈpaɾke ˈβaʒe, - ˈβaʃe]), formerly Parque de los Aliados (Allied Park),[1] is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) and a major public central park in Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo. It is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 1903-1907 [2] and 1911–1915.[3]

  1. ^ "El Parque Batlle". detubarrio.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. ^ "José Batlle y Ordóñez | president of Uruguay". Britannica.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference montevideogubuy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).