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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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