Location

It is situated on the eastern bank of the Uruguay River

Uruguay River

The Uruguay River is a river in South America. It flows from north to south and makes boundary with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries...

, within the Soriano Department

Soriano Department

Soriano is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Mercedes.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 84,563 people and 26,105 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...

, on the Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 side of the river, opposite territory in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos

Entre Ríos Province

Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....

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Historical association

On April 19, 1825 the Thirty-Three Orientals

Thirty-Three Orientals

The Treinta y Tres Orientales was a militant revolutionary group led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja against the Empire of Brazil. Their actions culminated in the foundation of modern Uruguay...

, who were to be credited with liberating Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 from Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian occupation, landed at Agraciada Beach.

This landing of the historic Thirty Three at the beach proved to be one of the significant stages in the establishing the independence of Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

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Monument and legacy

A monument to the arrival of the Thirty-Three Orientals

Thirty-Three Orientals

The Treinta y Tres Orientales was a militant revolutionary group led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja against the Empire of Brazil. Their actions culminated in the foundation of modern Uruguay...

 was erected in 1863 by local landowner don Domingo Ordoñana

Domingo Ordoñana

Don Domingo Ordoñana , was a prominent rancher in Soriano Department in Uruguay.-Patron of national commemorations:He was noted for patronizing works of national commemorative importance...

 at the edge of the beach in the 19th century.

An avenue near the Palacio Legislativo

Palacio Legislativo

The Legislative Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay, is the name of the working place of the General Assembly of Uruguay.-Construction:The construction of this building started in 1904 sponsored by the government of President José Batlle y Ordoñez....

 in Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

 was formerly named after the Agraciada Beach.

Linguistic note

The beach was formerly known as 'graseada', from 'grasería', (Spanish: 'chandlery'), given the prior existence of a chandlery at that location. The word 'graseada' was later corrupted to the form 'agraciada' (Spanish: 'pretty', 'good looking') , and which was to become the durable form in the name.

See also

• History of Uruguay
  History of Uruguay
  This is about the history of Uruguay.-Pre-Columbian times and colonization:The only documented inhabitants of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were the Charrua, a small tribe driven south by the Guaraní of Paraguay...
  
  
• Thirty-Three Orientals#Landing
• Flag of the Treinta y Tres#Historical background
• Lavalleja#Historical Legacy
• Domingo Ordo%C3%B1ana#Patron of national commemorations
• Soriano Department#Noted locality