Mariscala is a small town in the
Lavalleja Department
Lavalleja (; ) 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 ...
of southeastern
Uruguay
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.
Geography
The town is located on
Route 8, northeast of
Minas
Minas or MINAS may refer to:
People with the given name Minas
* Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563)
* Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309)
* Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250)
* Minas Alozidis (born 1984), Greek hurdler
* Minas Avetisyan (192 ...
.
History
Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) category on 1 February 1918 by decree Ley Nº 5.639
[ and on 27 June 1988 to "Villa" (town) by decree Ley Nº 15.960.
]
Population
In 2011 Mariscala had a population of 1,626.
Places of worship
* Our Lady of Pompei Parish Church (Roman Catholic
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)
References
External links
INE map of Mariscala
Populated places in the Lavalleja Department
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