Manga, Montevideo
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Manga is a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
. It shares borders with Manga - Toledo Chico
to the north and northwest, Villa García - Manga Rural
to the east, Piedras Blancas
to the south and Casavalle
to the southwest.
According to Benito Tesore, expert in Manga's history and its men that subsisted in the zone in the first years of the century.
Lot of trenches and strongholds were built, possibly to stop the Portuguese advance (in Artigas
' times). Armed with this assumption, it could be why municipal authority gave names as "Trinchera" (Trenches) and "Fortín" (Fort) to two roads of the zone.
The first owner of a ranch in Manga was Esteban Artigas (Son of the captain Juan Antonio Artigas), ceded by The Government of Spain. In the Register Aldecoa, from 1772-1773, he's figured as living with his six under-age children in The Manga, then known as "Pago del Arroyo de Sierra" (Zone of the brook of Mountain Range), known by that name because of a neighbour's surname of the zone.
The farm "Mangafue"-it was called that way- was passing along years by different owners, one of them, Marcos Drapple, who, in february 1834, was offerin for sale to a Salting House called "Los Dos Hermanos" (The Two Brothers), located 3 ½ miles from Montevideo. The edification consisted of two buildings, one of sixteen rooms, a store, a slaughter, a "barn raised" for storing hides, tallow, wool and grains, and a large warehouse with eaves to desalinate; the other one with a wooden trellis to stack the meat, with four doors of ventilation and a stable.
According to "El Universal", it had good grazing lands and water, willow trees and quinces, and fencing to protect ten pitas acres of crops. In the grounds of Manga, put up for sale in January 1834, there were also two flourmills, a bricked oven with a pond and a footrest. The purchaser was Lus Fernández, and with his brother José, had been linked to the place for their activities, where they had been the late eighteenth century, a farm, grocery store and flourmill. Ownership of the farm was kept by Luis Fernandez after the death of José in 1819, inherited by Manuel Cifuentes, prestigious person in Cordón
, where he was justice of the peace
.
In 1832, Cifuentes was designated by the Economic Administrative Board of the Department of Montevideo to integrate the Public Education Committee of Extramural, together with Matías Tort and Pedro Pablo de la Sierra. In the period 1839-1841 he was a member of that such Board and years later, in 1863, after having resided in the Manga with his family during so-called Guerra Grande (Great War), he was invited to join the communal body as a backup to Félix Buxareo.
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
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It shares borders with Manga - Toledo Chico
Manga, Toledo Chico
Manga - Toledo Chico is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Colón Sudeste - Abayubá and Peñarol - Lavalleja to the west, Canelones Department to the north and east, Villa García - Manga Rural to the southeast, Manga and Casavalle to the south.-External links:**...
to the north and northwest, Villa García - Manga Rural
Villa García
Villa García - Manga Rural is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.- External links :***...
to the east, Piedras Blancas
Piedras Blancas, Montevideo
Piedras Blancas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay....
to the south and Casavalle
Casavalle
Casavalle is a village in the Department of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Manga, Toledo Chico and Manga to the north, Piedras Blancas to the east, Las Acacias, Cerrito de la Victoria and Aires Puros to the south and Peñarol - Lavalleja to the west....
to the southwest.
The Zone of "Mangangá"
The origin of the name "Manga" is believed it comes from the short name of the word "Mangangá", name which appeared mentioned in 1780, the zone later called "Manga".According to Benito Tesore, expert in Manga's history and its men that subsisted in the zone in the first years of the century.
Lot of trenches and strongholds were built, possibly to stop the Portuguese advance (in Artigas
Artigas
Artigas may refer to:* José Gervasio Artigas, a central figure in Uruguay's struggles for independence from Spain and Buenos Aires* Artigas, a town in Uruguay* Artigas Department, a region of Uruguay* A number of ships of the National Navy of Uruguay...
' times). Armed with this assumption, it could be why municipal authority gave names as "Trinchera" (Trenches) and "Fortín" (Fort) to two roads of the zone.
The first owner of a ranch in Manga was Esteban Artigas (Son of the captain Juan Antonio Artigas), ceded by The Government of Spain. In the Register Aldecoa, from 1772-1773, he's figured as living with his six under-age children in The Manga, then known as "Pago del Arroyo de Sierra" (Zone of the brook of Mountain Range), known by that name because of a neighbour's surname of the zone.
The farm "Mangafue"-it was called that way- was passing along years by different owners, one of them, Marcos Drapple, who, in february 1834, was offerin for sale to a Salting House called "Los Dos Hermanos" (The Two Brothers), located 3 ½ miles from Montevideo. The edification consisted of two buildings, one of sixteen rooms, a store, a slaughter, a "barn raised" for storing hides, tallow, wool and grains, and a large warehouse with eaves to desalinate; the other one with a wooden trellis to stack the meat, with four doors of ventilation and a stable.
According to "El Universal", it had good grazing lands and water, willow trees and quinces, and fencing to protect ten pitas acres of crops. In the grounds of Manga, put up for sale in January 1834, there were also two flourmills, a bricked oven with a pond and a footrest. The purchaser was Lus Fernández, and with his brother José, had been linked to the place for their activities, where they had been the late eighteenth century, a farm, grocery store and flourmill. Ownership of the farm was kept by Luis Fernandez after the death of José in 1819, inherited by Manuel Cifuentes, prestigious person in Cordón
Cordón
Cordón is a central barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, located directly East of the Centro. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue. It is delimited by Miguelete Str. and La Paz Str. to the North, Dr. Barrios Amorin Str. to the West, Canelones Str. to the South and Dr...
, where he was justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
.
In 1832, Cifuentes was designated by the Economic Administrative Board of the Department of Montevideo to integrate the Public Education Committee of Extramural, together with Matías Tort and Pedro Pablo de la Sierra. In the period 1839-1841 he was a member of that such Board and years later, in 1863, after having resided in the Manga with his family during so-called Guerra Grande (Great War), he was invited to join the communal body as a backup to Félix Buxareo.