Durazno

Uruguay
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Also known as: San Pedro de Durazno
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San Pedro de Durazno

Durazno, city, central Uruguay, on the Yi River. Long part of an unclaimed area between Spanish and Portuguese territories, Durazno was not formally founded until 1821, when José Fructuoso Rivera established a settlement called San Pedro de Durazno, a name concocted from Dom Pedro de Alcântara, prince regent of Brazil, and durazno (“peach”), for the local fruit trees. During the fight for Uruguayan independence, Durazno was a republican headquarters.

A processing and trade centre for the cattle industry, the city has a livestock agricultural school, meat-packing plants, dairies, grain mills, and a cement factory. Pop. (2004) 33,576.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.