Solís de Mataojo is a small town in the southwest edge of 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 to ...
of southern
Uruguay.
Location
The town is located on
Km. 83 of
Route 8. The stream
Arroyo Solís Grande flows along the southeast limits of the town.
History
It was created as a "Pueblo" (village) by Decree of 12 August 1874.
[ Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) category on 15 October 1963 by decree Ley N° 13.167.
]
Population
In 2011, Solís de Mataojo had a population of 2,825.
Places of worship
* Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Church ( Roman Catholic)
Notable people
* Eduardo Fabini
Eduardo Fabini ( Solís de Mataojo, 18 May 1882 – 17 May 1950) was a Uruguayan composer and musician.
Fabini, along with Alfonso Broqua, Luis Cluzeau Mortet and Vicente Ascone, was representative of the nationalist tendency that emerged in U ...
, composer and musician
* Manuel Espínola Gómez, painter
* Juan Capagorry, illustrator and writer
References
External links
INE map of Solís de Mataojo
Populated places in the Lavalleja Department
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