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Florida, is located on the main Route 5, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Montevideo. The city is so named in honor of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, and since 1856 has been the capital of the Department of Florida in Uruguay, the city is famous for the production of milk (about 40% of national production). The town of Florida, in 2004 had approximately 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its cathedral, built as a chapel of Nuestra Señora de Luján, where he venerated the Virgin of the Thirty, the patron saint of Uruguay. Is also well known for the Chapel of San Cono, a saint born in Teggiano, that every 3 June attracts tens of thousands of people on a pilgrimage. San Cono in Uruguay is revered as a protector of the players of Lotto.