This same date for ending the presidency also happened during the National Council of Government (1952–1967) and it has been not unusual since 1839.

In 1925, the young Luis Batlle Berres and Matilde Ibáñez Tálice met while walking in front of this property.

In 1947, Luis Batlle Berres was already head of state, and at the suggestion of his spouse they chose this mansion as their official residence.

Located in the Colonia Department, 208 kilometers from Montevideo, is the result of the legacy of the aristocrat Aarón de Anchorena who gave about 1,369 hectares of his estate to the Uruguayan State.

[7] The president also has the use of a mansion in Punta del Este, which is called "Woodland’s," and serves as a vacation residence.