Lavalleja Department

Lavalleja (Spanish pronunciation:; locally) is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and to the west to Florida.

The department is named in honor of BrigadierJuan Antonio Lavalleja, who had distinguished military and political action in the country's independence.