Maldonado, Uruguay

Maldonado
—  Caipital ceety  —
Maldonado Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°54′0″S 54°57′0″W
Kintra	Uruguay
Depairtment	Maldonado Depairtment
Foondit	1755
Foonder	Joaquín de Viana
Govrenment
- Mayor(Alcalde)	Juan Carlos Bayeto (Broad Front)
Indwallers (2011)
- Tot	62,590
- Demonym	Fernandino
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal code	20000
Dial plan	+598 42 (+6 digits)

Maldonado is the caipital o Uruguay´s Maldonado Depairtment. Its population, as o 2004, wis 54,603.

History

Maldonado wis foondit in 1755 at the initiative o the Govrenor o Montevideo Joaquin de Viana. It wis firmly established bi the arrival o 104 permanent settlers in 1757. Its oreeginal name wis Maldonado, but, years later, its name was chynged tae San Fernando de Maldonado, in honor o Keeng Ferdinand VI o Spain.

Main sichts

Remarkable sichts in Maldonado include:

• San Fernando de Maldonado Cathedral, a neoclassic cathedral begun in 1801 an completit in 1895;

• Cuartel de Dragones (The Dragoons' Barracks), a Spainyie garrison begun in 1771 an completit in 1797;

• Torre del Vigia (meanin "touer o vigilance" or, mair simply, "watchtouer"), built in 1800 unner the direction o Rafael Pérez del Puerto, its function wis tae inform the authorities o the entrance in Buenos Aires o the approach o ony ship tae the Río de la Plata;

• El Puente de la Barra, a stressed ribbon bridge, where the roadbed swoops up, doun, an back up an doun ance mair, demonstratin an exceptional economy o material;

• Casapueblo hotel

See an aa

• Maldonado Depairtment Main Urban Centres

Freemit airtins

• Many pictures of Maldonado, Punta del Este, Punta Ballena, Casapueblo, José Ignacio, Piriápolis, La Barra, Sierra De Las Animas
• The Maldonado Portal