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Nine leagues to the north-east of Monte Video is the parish of Nossa 

 Senhora of Guadalupe de Canneloes. There are also the parishes of 

 Perongos, which is in the central part of the district ; of Hy, upon the river 

 from which it takes the name ; of St. Joze and of St. Luzia, near the rivers 

 which bear their names ; of Sacramento, where the Portuguese founded it ; 

 and of Pintado, along the sea. Serro Largo, with the title of a town, is 

 delightfully situated near the place of the same name, and is the nearest to 

 tiie Portuguese frontiers. 



