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San José (town in Uruguay)

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San José

Town in Uruguay in the department of the same name, 75 km/47 mi northwest of Montevideo; population (1996) 62,598. San José was Uruguay's provisional capital in the early days of independence.

San José has one of the finest churches in Uruguay. There is a statue here to the Uruguayan patriot and freedom fighter José Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the country's independence in the early 19th century.



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