Lobos Island (Rio Negro)
{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ -58.402633666992195, -33.385872938201146 ] } } ] } Lobos (Spanish: Isla de Lobos, pronounced [ˈizla ðe ˈloβos]) is a big island in Uruguay, at the confluence of Negro River (Spanish: Río Negro) and Uruguay River. Politically it belongs to Rio Negro department. Up to the 19th century, the island was actually three islets, the largest called Vizcaíno, same as the island across the . Lobos and Vizcaino Island were the debarkation site of the first bovine herd in the Eastern margin of the Uruguay River. In 1611, Hernando Arias de Saavedra (Hernandarias) left heifers and bulls for breeding, and repeated the action in 1617. These herds rapidly propagated originating Uruguay present export quality rodeo. It also had an important role in the foundation of Villa Soriano, the first European settlement in Uruguay. Origin of name The island name comes from the abundant otter colonies. At one time there were giant river otters (Ptenoura brasiliensis paraguensis, Spanish: Lobo de río) now believed extinct, but the name may also refer to the still plentiful long tailed river otter (Lontra longicaudis, Spanish: Lobito de río). Geography Lobos is