San Carlos is a city in the

Maldonado Department The Maldonado Department ( es, Departamento de Maldonado; ), with an area of and 164,300 inhabitants (2011), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado. Geography and climate Neighbouring departments are Rocha to the Eas ...

of southern

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. "San Carlos" is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. The municipality includes the following zones: San Carlos,

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, Edén Rock,

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Location and geography

The city is located on Route 39, south of its intersection with Route 9 and about north of the center of the department capital city of Maldonado. The stream Arroyo San Carlos flows along the east limits of the city and the park and neighbourhood of Parque Medina is situated across it.

History

It was founded on October 1763 by the Spanish Governor

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, to discourage the foundation of Portuguese settlements in the region. Its name is originated from that of the King of Spain at the time,

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. It had acquired the status of "Villa" (town) before the Independence of Uruguay, which was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 18 December 1929 by the Act of Ley Nº 8.559.

Population

In 2011, San Carlos had a population of 27,471. This makes it the second largest city in Maldonado Department after the capital city of Maldonado. According to the Intendencia Departamnetal de Maldonado, the municipality of San Carlos has a population of 27,000. MunMaldSanCar

Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''

Economy

It is considered to be the agropecuarian centre of the region.

Places of worship

* Parish Church of St. Charles Borromeo (

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) * Parish Church of St. Pius X (Roman Catholic) * San Carlos Ward LDS (

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)

Notable people

Luis Barrios Tassano Luis Barrios Tassano (San Carlos, Uruguay, 26 August 1935 – Montevideo, 15 December 1991) was a Uruguayan lawyer and diplomat. A man of the Colorado Party, when the democracy came back in 1985 he was appointed Ambassador to Argentina. He fur ...

, lawyer and politician * Manuel Basilio Bustamante, interim President *

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, musician * Mariano Soler, first Archbishop of Montevideo * Francisco Antonino Vidal, President * Marta Albertini, actress *

Leonardo Olivera Leonardo Andrés Olivera Troncoso (born 8 June 1987) is a Chilean footballer who last played for Cobreloa in his home country. Career Olivera started his senior career with Unión Quilpué. In 2010, he signed for C.D. Cobreloa in the Chilean ...

, military officer *

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, footballer * Darío Pérez Brito, physician and politician * Óscar de los Santos, politician * Ruperto Elichiribehety, navy officer

References

External links

INE map of San Carlos and Parque Medina
{{Authority control Populated places in the Maldonado Department Populated places established in 1763