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Carmelo, Uruguay
Carmelo is a city located in the department of Colonia of western Uruguay, noted for its wineries. Location Route 21 passes through the city, joining it with Nueva Palmira to the northwest and Colonia del Sacramento to the southeast. History During the beginning of the Conquest of the 16th century, the Spanish founded the Fuerte de San Lázaro (April 7, 1527 - October 1530). In 1611, Hernando Arias de Saavedra, governor of Asuncion, landed cattle near the mouth of the Arroyo de las Vacas. A populated centre was established here which had reached the status of "Pueblo" (village) before the Independence of Uruguay. The present city was founded by José Gervasio Artigas on 12 February 1816. Its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 17 August 1920 by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257. It is the only city founded personally by the Uruguayan national hero, and it still holds this office proudly. Population In 2011 Carmelo had a population of 18,041. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Bridge
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right. Small swing bridges as found over canals may be pivoted only at one end, opening as would a gate, but require substantial underground structure to support the pivot. In its closed position, a swing bridge carrying a road or railway over a river or canal, for example, allows traffic to cross. When a water vessel needs to pass the bridge, road traffic is stopped (usually by traffic signals and barriers), and then motors rotate the bridge horizontally about its pivot point. The typical swing bridge will rotate approximately 90 degrees, or one-quarter turn; however, a bridge which intersects the navigation channel at an oblique angle may be built to rotate only 45 degrees, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic
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José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (; born 20 May 1935) is a Uruguayan politician, former revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and imprisoned for 14 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a Senator afterwards. As the candidate of the Broad Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as president on 1 March 2010. He was the Second Gentleman of Uruguay from 13 September 2017 to 1 March 2020, when his wife Lucia Topolansky was vice president under his immediate predecessor and successor, Tabaré Vázquez. He has been described as "the world's humblest head of state" due to his austere lifestyle and his donation of around 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities that benefit poo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atilio François
Atilio François (22 May 1922 – 27 September 1997) was a Uruguayan cyclist. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1922 births 1997 deaths Uruguayan male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Uruguay Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Colonia Department {{Uruguay-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Mareco
Juan Carlos Mareco (January 20, 1926October 8, 2009) was a Uruguayan actor and radio and television talk show host. He achieved fame in Spain, Chile and Argentina from the 1960s onwards in comedy roles and as a television host in a variety of genres. Biography Mareco was born in Carmelo, Uruguay in 1926. He debuted as actor in a local 1943 theatre production, ''El hombre más lindo del mundo'' (''The Best-Looking Man in the World''), and in Uruguayan film in a comedy, ''Detective a contramano'' (''The Detective Goes the Wrong Way'', 1949). Given third billing in Spanish director Alberto De Zavalia's ''El otro yo de Marcela'' (1950). He later joined Argentine latin jazz drummer Tito Alberti as a vocalist in Alberti's Jazz Casino Orchestra, touring throughout Latin America until 1957. Mareco eventually relocated to Spain in 1962. Nicknamed ''Pinocho'' (Pinocchio), he was cast by that stage name in a number of Spanish comedies during the 1950s and '60s, and was both the Spanish lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Pérez Iribarren
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Archbishop Of Montevideo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo ( la, Archidioecesis Montisvidei) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. History Erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Montevideo by Pope Gregory XVI on 14 August 1832, the vicariate was promoted to the Diocese of Montevideo on 13 July 1878 by Pope Leo XIII. It was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on 14 April 1897. The new archdiocese became the Metropolitan of the suffragan sees: Canelones, Florida, Maldonado–Punta del Este, Melo, Mercedes, Minas, Salto, San José de Mayo, Tacuarembó. Montevideo is the only archdiocese in Uruguay and its archbishop is thus seen as leader of the Uruguayan Church. The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral. The current archbishop of Montevideo is Daniel Sturla, SDB, who was installed on 9 March 2014. A year later he was created Cardinal by Pope Francis. Organization The A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Francisco Aragone
Juan Francisco Aragone (born 24 May 1883 in Carmelo – deceased 7 May 1953 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan cleric. After over a decade vacancy, on 3 July 1919 Aragone was appointed as the second Roman Catholic archbishop of Montevideo. In his coat of arms can be read the motto ''Omnia possum in eo qui me confortat''. In 1940 he resigned and was appointed titular archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ... of Melitene. He died in 1953. References External links * 1883 births 1953 deaths People from Colonia Department Uruguayan people of Italian descent Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XV 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Uruguay Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Burials at Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las VÃboras
Las VÃboras is a Uruguayan town in the Colonia Department which was one of the first towns in the Uruguayan countryside. A substantial portion of its population later became the base of the city of Carmelo. History In February 1527 under the command of the Spanish, the Venetian Sebastian Cabot founded the fort of San Lázaro in the area, but the population quickly succumbed to attacks by the Timbú people, so it was abandoned for two years until September of 1530. In 1745 Ambrosio Sosa owned 650 cattle out of a total of 2,650 in the region. In 1758 the census of Fray Domingo Monzón was carried out, where it was revealed that 194 people lived in the VÃboras district. Juan Francisco Palacios erected the chapel of the town of Las VÃboras, in which Fray Fernando Oviedo was the first parish priest. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juncal Island
Juncal Island is an island belonging to Uruguay, located where the Uruguay River empties into the RÃo de la Plata, a bit above the Uruguayan town of Carmelo. It is separated from Uruguay by the ''Canal de Camacho''. The much smaller Juncalito Island lies a kilometer north; to the west, separated by the principal channel, lies Portuguese Island (''Isla del Portugues''), which belongs to the Argentine province of Entre Rios. History The chief historical event associated with Juncal Island is the Battle of Juncal, one of the most important naval battles of the Cisplatine War. Occurring on 8 and 9 February, 1827 between squadrons of the Brazilian Empire and the United Provinces of the RÃo de la Plata, the result was a complete victory for the United Provinces. Description From a geological point of view, the island is a mass of riverine affluvient founded on a precambrian granite core. The coasts are sandy and feature gentle inclines near the channels. The island is low a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagarzazú
Zagarzazú or Balneario Zagarzazú is a resort village in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay. Geography Zagarzazú is located on the coast of RÃo Uruguay, north of the city of Carmelo and just south of Route 21. To the west of the resort is the Four Seasons Resort of Carmelo. To the north of the hotel and the resort is situated a golf course. Population In 2011 Zagarzazú had a population of 96 permanent inhabitants and 165 dwellings. According to El Pais, the majority of the dwellings are rented by people from Carmelo either for summer vacation or as residence during the whole year, as many of them are employees of the Four Seasons Hotel. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica de Uruguay'' History A statue of the founder of the resort, Isidro "Chiquito" Zagarzazú, can be found at the end of the entrance road near the beach. Just east of the Zagarzazú resort is the Zagarzazú International Airport. This airport was built along with the resort by Isidr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bottle Of Carmelo
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