Tala (Uruguay)

Tala on the map of Uruguay

Tala is a city in Uruguay.

Geography

Tala is located in the Cuchilla Pérez in the northeast of the department of Canelones in whose sector 10 around 15 kilometers north-west is San Ramon. Tala is thereby surrounded by the running on the southern outskirts of Arroyo del Tala and the north -flowing Macana, both of which meet at the west end of town.

History

Tala was founded by Ildefonso de León.

Infrastructure

Education

Tala has the Liceo de Tala founded in 1964 " José Alonso y Trelles " about a high school ( Liceo ).

Culture

In Tala is inaugurated with the 1863 Parroquia del Salvador Santísimo a built in Roman style church. It was built on a provided by the city's founder Ildefonso de León area opposite the main square of the town by the two Italian architect José Martín and Ceriani.

In Tala lived and worked from 1877 to the active under the pseudonym El Viejo Pancho poet, writer and the Partido Nacional deputy José María Alonso y Trelles ( 1857-1924 ). His estate, Casa de José Alonso y predio y Trelles " El Viejo Pancho" Villa, located about 300 meters from the main square Talas away. This last residence of Alonso y Trelles zuerteilt Monumento Histórico Nacional, the status of a March 22, 1988.

Which was founded on November 9, 1910 urban orchestra Banda Municipal de Tala, whose first director Carlos Romagnoli was an important symbolic function comes to the city.

Traffic

In the city of Talas, the Ruta 7 and the Ruta cross 12

Population

The population of Talas is 5,089. (As of 2011)

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City ​​council

Mayor ( alcalde ) of Tala is Mario Perez ( Partido Nacional).

Sons and daughters of the town

• José Oscar Herrera (born 1965 ), football player
• Christian Stuani ( born 1986 ), football player