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Maldonado is the capital of Uruguay
Uruguay

Uruguay is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area....
´s Maldonado Department
Maldonado Department

The Maldonado Department , with an area of 4,793 km? and 140,192 inhabitants, is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado, Uruguay....
. Its population, as of 2004, was 54,603.

Maldonado was founded in 1755 at the initiative of the Governor of Montevideo Joaquin de Viana. It was firmly established by the arrival of 104 permanent settlers in 1757. Its original name was Maldonado, but, years later, its name was changed to San Fernando de Maldonado, in honor of King Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain

Ferdinand VI, , list of Spanish monarchs from 1746 until his death, fourth son of Philip V of Spain, founder of the Spanish House of Bourbon dynasty , by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713....
.

Remarkable sights in Maldonado include:
















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Maldonado is the capital of Uruguay
Uruguay

Uruguay is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area....
´s Maldonado Department
Maldonado Department

The Maldonado Department , with an area of 4,793 km? and 140,192 inhabitants, is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado, Uruguay....
. Its population, as of 2004, was 54,603.

Maldonado was founded in 1755 at the initiative of the Governor of Montevideo Joaquin de Viana. It was firmly established by the arrival of 104 permanent settlers in 1757. Its original name was Maldonado, but, years later, its name was changed to San Fernando de Maldonado, in honor of King Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain

Ferdinand VI, , list of Spanish monarchs from 1746 until his death, fourth son of Philip V of Spain, founder of the Spanish House of Bourbon dynasty , by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713....
.

Remarkable sights in Maldonado include:

  • San Fernando de Maldonado Cathedral, a neoclassic cathedral begun in 1801 and completed in 1895;


  • Cuartel de Dragones (The Dragoons' Barracks), a Spanish garrison begun in 1771 and completed in 1797;


  • Torre del Vigia (meaning "tower of vigilance" or, more simply, "watchtower"), built in 1800 under the direction of Rafael Pérez del Puerto, its function was to inform the authorities of the entrance in Buenos Aires of the approach of any ship to the Río de la Plata;


  • El Puente de la Barra, a stressed ribbon bridge
    Stressed ribbon bridge

    A stressed ribbon bridge is a tension structure in which the roadway follows a Catenary between supports. Unlike the simple span the ribbon is stressed in compression, which adds to the stiffness of the structure ....
    , where the roadbed swoops up, down, and back up and down once more, demonstrating an exceptional economy of material;


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