Thirty-Three (Uruguay)

Treinta y Tres is a Uruguayan city, capital and most populous city of the department of the same name. Strongly identified for being a place in the country that has been key to the development of folk music and popular singing in Uruguay. Although there are other key areas in its development, several of the main artists of the folkloric genre come from there.

Location

The city of Treinta y Tres is located in the center-south area of the department of the same name, on the left bank of the Olimar River at its confluence with the Yerbal Grande stream, and at the crossroads of national routes 8, 17, 19 and 98.

History

It owes its name to the so-called landing of the thirty-three Orientals, a crusade of thirty-three people led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja, who in 1825 left Argentina to regain the independence of the Oriental Province, at that time under Brazilian rule. The inhabitants of the department of the same name are called treintaitresinos or olimareños, in honor of the Olimar River, which flows through the department.

In reality, the exact number of people who started the aforementioned feat is subject to controversy. It is known that there were thirty or forty people, but the names differ in the lists that have come down to our days. There is a strong conviction that the influence of Freemasonry had a lot to do with the fact that, after these events, the crusade was called the number 33. Indeed, Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Manuel Oribe (the latter ultimately founder of the National Party, and in 1835 second president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay), two of those who were present at that feat were members of Freemasonry, and this weakened the historical foundation that in reality, those who were part of the crusade were exactly thirty-three, as that is a prominent number in the lodge.

After the Great War ended on October 8, 1851, the residents of the campaign began to associate and seek to legally sanction these towns that were rising. Thus, in 1853, under the presidency of Juan Francisco Giró, the town of Treinta y Tres was founded by colonel and senator Don Dionisio Colonel Muniz, a warrior of independence, who presented the bill of foundation in 1852 (natural from Cerro Largo 9/12/1807-06/30/1863) in the Paso Real del Olimar, where the Olimar River and the Yerbal Grande Stream converge.

Six years later, in 1859, the first school for boys was inaugurated and its first teacher was Anselmo Basaldúa. Three years later, in 1862, the first school for girls began to function.

The first trip that linked Treinta y Tres with Montevideo was made in 1861 by a stagecoach service, but only in 1866 did this service become permanent, also linking the city with Río Branco, Melo and Nico Pérez. The tracks of the Central Railway of Uruguay arrived in 1912.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the city of Treinta y Tres has a population of 25,477 inhabitants. If the suburban population is added to this population (localities of Ejido de Treinta y Tres and Villa Sara), the total rises to 33,458 inhabitants.

Government

The Treinta y Tres Departmental Administration is in charge of Local Government. The mayor is Mario Silvera Araujo, belonging to the National Party.

Economy

Its economy has always been based on livestock and derived products. Currently, rice is also cultivated on the banks of the Laguna Merín, in the eastern zone. This activity has given a great boost to the economy of the region, promoting the pre-cooked products industry and the installation of rice mills. In recent years there has also been a significant boom in the cement and limestone industry.

Education

"Departmental Tip of T and Three" above "CURE" headquarters in T and Three below

There are several primary education institutes, four public high schools and two private schools, two UTUs, several language academies, etc. As well as the Teacher Training Institute of Treinta y Tres. The UDELAR is based in Treinta y Tres where you can study the career of Technologist in administration and accounting belonging to the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Administration, as well as "Mining Technologist" belonging to the Faculty of Agronomy and Engineering Sciences.

In the city of Treinta y Tres there are four public high schools:

• The Liceus Nro. 1 Dr. Nilo Goyoaga (Bachillerato)
• El Liceo Nro. 2 Serafín J. García(Basic Cycle)
• The Liceus Nro. 3 Homer Macedo (Basic Cycle)
• The Liceus Nro. 4 (Basic Cycle)

Culture

There are two municipal libraries serving the community, the José Pedro Varela library and the Serafín J. García library, and a cinema: the Teatro Municipal de Treinta y Tres.

Tourism

Statue and fountain in Plaza 19 April.

Party in a park on the banks of the river Olimar (November 2010).

There are different places to visit in the city of Treinta y Tres: Agustín Araujo Museum, Obelisk of Treinta y Tres (this being the largest in the country, reaching 45 meters). The city has two large parks such as Parque Dionisio Díaz, Parque del Río Olimar, as well as, in the latter mentioned every year during Tourism Week, the Folklore Festival ("Festival del Olimar") most important in the country.

Thirty-three Obelisk.

More to the center of the city is the Plaza 19 de Abril surrounded by several municipal and important buildings of the capital of Trinta. The square has a fountain, monuments and various games for children, this being one of the favorite destinations for Olimareños. A few kilometers from the city is the protected area of Quebrada de los Cuervos, an important attraction of the department.

Protected area "Quebrada de los cuervos"

Railway bridge, old bridge and big bridge.

Thirty-three has several rivers, one of them frequently used as a beach by visitors and locals is the Olimar River, in which its three bridges stand out.

Climate

The city of Treinta y Tres, like the rest of the country, enjoys a humid subtropical climate (Cfa, according to the Köppen climate classification), with an average annual temperature of 16.8 °C.

Average climate parameters of Thirty-three
Month	Ene.	Feb.	Mar.	Open up.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Ago.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
Average temperature (°C)	29.6	29.1	27.1	23.7	20.1	16.8	16.4	17.8	19.5	22.0	24.7	28.2	22.9
Average temperature (°C)	22.9	22.5	20.6	17.2	13.9	11.2	11.3	12.2	13.8	16.3	18.7	21.5	16.8
Temp. medium (°C)	16.5	16.4	14.7	11.4	8.2	6.4	6.4	7.2	8.3	10.9	12.7	15.1	11.2
Total precipitation (mm)	119	131	95	80	98	107	133	114	119	98	104	95	1292
Precipitation days (≥ 1mm)	6	7	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	72
Relative humidity (%)	68	72	74	78	79	83	77	78	78	76	71	67	75.1
Source: DNM Uruguay average 1960-1990

Featured Olimareños

Image of Liceus 3 of the city of Treinta and Tres.

• José Luis Guerra, composer, guitarist and singer.
• Rubén Lena, writer, composer and teacher.
• Braulio López, singer, composer and guitarist.
• Julio César da Rosa, writer.
• Pedro Leandro Ipuche, writer.
• Darío Silva, soccer player.
• Emiliano Alfaro, footballer.
• Gustavo Espinosa, writer, musician and teacher.
• Lucio Muniz, writer and poet.
• Gonzalo Farrugia, drummer.
• José Sasía, footballer.
• Serafín José García, writer and poet.
• Manuel Quintela, doctor, first professor of otorhinolaryngology, manager of the Hospital de Clínicas that bears his name, Dean and politician.