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Meeting History: The Artigas Mausoleum E-mail
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Sunday, 27 April 2008

The Artigas statue has a secret
The Artigas statue on top of the mausoleum
One can not visit Montevideo without coming across themain square sooner or later - The Plaza Independecia. It is surrounded by the Sheraton Hotel, the Palacio Estevez which used to hold the presidential seat and has a great statue of the national hero Jose Artigas in it's center. But this square bears also a secret  beneath it's surface which one would not notice right away. The Mausoluem of Jose Artigas.

Jose Artigas was the most important hero in Uruguayan history, he was born in Montevideo on June 19th, 1764 and died in Paraguay in September 23rd 1850.

In the heart of Montevideo, before reaching the gates to the old city, you can find in the middle of Plaza Independencia, a wonderful monument of Jose Artigas, beneath which you will discover a beautiful place of peace where the remains of Artigas are.

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The Teatro Solis - 150 years of culture E-mail
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Sunday, 27 April 2008
Teatro Solís Theatre is the best well known theatre of Uruguay, the first date we know of it is from the year 1840, when a stockholders society was created.  They wanted to build a theatre so they could rent it and earn some profits.
The inauguration of the theatre was on August 25th, 1856 and the president at that time, Gabriel Antonio Pereira assisted to the inauguration. The first show in the theatre was Verdi’s opera “Ernani”
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