Fray Marcos

Fray Marcos is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Santa Lucía River (the border with Canelones Department) and on the junction of Route 7 with Route 94.

It was founded in December 1888, and on 23 May 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 6.906.

[1] Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 5 July 1956 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.297.

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