Lavalleja (Uruguay
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Lavalleja (Uruguay : Department)
Other forms of name
Lavalleja (Uruguay : Dept.)
nnaa Lavalleja, Uruguay (Dept.)
Minas (Uruguay : Dept.)
Coordinates
-55.23805556 -55.23805556 -34.3775 -34.3775 (gooearth )
Associated country
Uruguay
Biographical or Historical Data
The name of the department was changed by law, Dec. 26, 1927, from Minas to Lavalleja
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- U.S. Off. of Geog. Gaz., Uruguay, 1956
- BGN 10/2/81
Wikipedia description:
Lavalleja (Spanish pronunciation: [laβaˈʝexa]; locally [laβaˈʒexa, -ʃexa]) 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 Brigadier Juan Antonio Lavalleja, who had distinguished military and political action in the country's independence.
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