page_title: Florida Department
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Florida Department / History
caption_attribution_description: Historic Estancia, Southern Departamento Florida, Uruguay
context_page_description: Florida is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Florida. It is located in the south of the central part of the country with Durazno Department to its north, the departments of Treinta y Tres and Lavalleja to its east, Canelones Department to its south and the departments of Flores and San José to its west.
context_section_description: Florida Department was formed on 10 July 1856 from part of San José Department.
  In 1760 the first populated place in its territory started by creating a fortress, the Fortín del Pintado, and in 1809 the "Villa de San Fernando de la Florida" was created. During the events of the Independence of Uruguay, a temporary government was set up in this town, and on 25 August 1825, the Congreso de la Florida proclaimed the three fundamental laws of the new independent country.
caption: Historic Estancia, Southern Departamento Florida
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