Don Domingo Ordoñana was a prominent rancher in 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...

 in 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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Patron of national commemorations

He was noted for patronizing works of national commemorative importance . These include a memorial obelisk to the landing 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...

 at Agraciada Beach

Agraciada Beach

-Location:It is situated on the eastern bank of the Uruguay River, within the Soriano Department, on the Uruguayan side of the river, opposite territory in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos.-Historical association:...

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He also hosted at his Casa Blanca ranch the distinguished artist Juan Manuel Blanes

Juan Manuel Blanes

Juan Manuel Blanes was a noted Uruguayan painter of the Realist school.-Life and work:Blanes was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1830. He was raised by his mother, with whom he relocated to the countryside in his early teens...

 during the latter's execution of his major work depicting the oath 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...

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Agricultural interests; death

Don Domingo was also noted for introducing various schemes of agricultural improvement.

He died in 1897 during a voyage to Spain.

See also

• Thirty-Three Orientals#Landing
• Juan Manuel Blanes#Works of Uruguayan national importance