Villa Independencia

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Villa Independencia is the former name of Fray Bentos, a city in western Uruguay known historically for its meatpacking industry and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Villa Independencia canonical 2

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of a city ⓘ
administrativeStatus historical urban denomination ⓘ
associatedWithIndustryType food industry ⓘ
associatedWithProduct canned meat ⓘ
meat extract ⓘ
associatedWithUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape ⓘ
linked to: Fray Bentos
continent South America ⓘ
country Uruguay ⓘ
formerNameOf Fray Bentos ⓘ
governingCountryAtTimeOfNameUse Oriental Republic of Uruguay ⓘ
linked to: Uruguay
hasEconomicHistoryIn meat export ⓘ
meat processing ⓘ
hasHeritageSignificance industrial heritage ⓘ
urban heritage ⓘ
hasHistoricalConnectionTo Anglo meatpacking plant ⓘ
Liebig Extract of Meat Company ⓘ
meatpacking industry ⓘ
hasMunicipalSuccessor Fray Bentos ⓘ
historicalEconomicImportance export hub for processed meat ⓘ
historicalRole center of meatpacking industry in Uruguay ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedInCountry Uruguay ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Río Negro Department ⓘ
locatedInRegion western Uruguay ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Uruguay River ⓘ
nameMeaning Independence Town ⓘ
partOf Fray Bentos industrial and port complex ⓘ
linked to: Fray Bentos
partOfHistoricalRegion Litoral region of Uruguay ⓘ
renamedAs Fray Bentos ⓘ
transportConnection port on the Uruguay River ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2015 ⓘ

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Fray Bentos → hasFormerName → Villa Independencia ⓘ
Fray Bentos → foundedAs → Villa Independencia ⓘ