Mateo Lucas Vidal Medina (17 October 1780 in

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– 8 January 1855 in

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) was a Uruguayan priest and politician. Elected deputy to the Assembly of the Year XIII. Later he took part in the Constituent Assembly that drafted the

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. His remains are buried at La Recoleta Cemetery.Grave of Mateo Vidal
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1780 births 1855 deaths University of Charcas alumni 19th-century Uruguayan Roman Catholic priests Uruguayan politicians Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery {{Uruguay-reli-bio-stub