Cerrito, or Cerrito de la Victoria, is a barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

, Uruguay

Uruguay

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. It borders Aires Puros

Aires Puros

Aires Puros is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Lavalleja and Paso de las Duranas to the northwest, Casavalle to the northeast, Cerrito and Brazo Oriental to the southeast, Atahualpa and Prado to the southeast. Its northwest border is the Miguelete river with Millan Avenue crossing it...

 to the west, Las Acacias

Las Acacias

Las Acacias is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay....

 to the north, Castro Castellanos

Castro Castellanos

Castro Castellanos is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Cerrito to the west, Las Acacias to the northwest, Ituzaingó to the northeast, Villa Española to the east, Mercado Modelo to the southeast and Bolívar to the southwest. It is home to the barracks of the "Blandengues de Artigas"....

 to the east, Bolívar

Bolívar, Montevideo

Bolívar is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and part of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar composite barrio. It shares borders with Brazo Oriental to the northwest, Cerrito to the north, Castro Castellanos to the northeast, Mercado Modelo to the southeast, Jacinto Vera to the south.It is home to the...

 and Brazo Oriental

Brazo Oriental

Brazo Oriental is a barrio of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Brazo Oriental is a residential zone located approximately from Montevideo's centre...

to the south. It is located on a hill (cerrito is Spanish for "hill") on which is the very remarkable church named Santuario Nacional del Cerrito. This hill was the seat of the temporary government of General Oribe during his siege of Montevideo.

External links

• Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia del Cerrito de la Victoria
• Revista Raíces / Historia del barrio Cerrito de la Victoria