South American Political Geography

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Further reading

Fray Bentos

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Fray Bentos , city (1996 pop. 22,577), capital of Río Negro dept., SW Uruguay, a port on the Uruguay River. It was founded in 1859 as Independencia and renamed for an 18th-century religious hermit of the region. Meatpacking is the chief industry, and frozen and canned meats, hides, and wool are exported. Since the construction (1969) of the Puerto Urzué bridge, Fray Bentos has emerged as an important conduit of trade between Uruguay and Argentina.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Fray Bentos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Fray Bentos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FrayBent.html

"Fray Bentos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FrayBent.html

Learn more about citation styles

Fray Bentos

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Fray Bentos, Uruguay Founded in 1859 to mean ‘Friar Benedict’, a celebrated local hermit, from the Spanish fray ‘friar’ or ‘brother’. Famous as a large meat‐packing plant, the Fray Bentos brand of corned beef took its name from the city‐port when a London meat firm began operations here in 1864.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Fray Bentos." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Fray Bentos." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-FrayBentos.html

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Fray Bentos." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-FrayBentos.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	CAMPBELL TO ACQUIRE FRAY BENTOS, U.K. MEAT PRODUCTS PRODUCER PR Newswire; 3/10/1993
	PRINCES SELLS FRAY BENTOS IN PIE DEAL; Deal is struck after concerns of... Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 1/5/2012
	Princes Foods offloads Fray Bentos arm to rival Baxters.(Business) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 1/5/2012