Liceo Ildefonso Pablo Estévez

The Liceo N.º 1 de Tacuarembó was established under the Law on the Creation of Departmental Lyceums enacted on 5 January 1912, during the administration of President José Batlle y Ordóñez, which provided for the establishment of secondary schools in the capitals of Uruguay’s departments as part of a broader policy aimed at decentralizing secondary education in the country.^[2] The institution began its academic activities on 8 April 1912 in a building located at the intersection of 18 de Julio and General Artigas streets, under the direction of Principal José Pol Santandreu.^[3]

In 1934, owing to a growing student population, the institution relocated to larger premises. Further increases in enrollment led to the inauguration of its current building in 1956.^[4] In 1989, the school was formally granted the name Ildefonso P. Estévez by law.^[5]

• Tomás de Mattos – writer
• Eduardo Larbanois – musician
• Richard Mascarañas – cyclist
• Renzo Pozzi – footballer
• Robert Silva – politician