Fraile Muerto is a town in the Cerro Largo Department of eastern Uruguay.

It is located on Route 7, around 38 kilometres (24 mi) west-southwest of Melo.

Its original name was "Fructuoso Mazziotta", known also as "Wenceslao Silveira".

[1] On 17 July 1918 it was renamed to "Fraile Muerto" and its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.195 and then raised to "Villa" (town) on 19 December 1957 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.478.

[3] Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[1] This article about a place in Cerro Largo Department is a stub.