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Artigas (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈtiɣas]) is the capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. Its name comes from that of the national hero, José Gervasio Artigas, who fought for the emancipation of the River Plate, and sought to create a federative nation from these colonies. As of the census of 2011, it is the eleventh most populous ...
Artigas department was created by law on 1 October 1884, on territory previously belonged to the department of Salto; from that date it is designated to Villa de San Eugenio as capital, which in 1915 passed to the category of city with the name of Artigas, capital of the department with the same name in tribute to the national hero of Uruguay ...
In 1815, Artigas attended the Congress of Oriente, a year before the Congress of Tucuman, held in Arrollo de la China (today known as Concepción del Uruguay). It was at this congress that the provinces of the Oriental Province (today the country of Uruguay ), Córdoba , Corrientes , Entre Ríos , Misiones and Santa Fe declared themselves ...
The Military Order of Merit of the Companions of Artigas was established by Law N° 14.955 on 13 November 1979. [1] It was created by the ruling civilian-military administration, which governed Uruguay between 1973 and 1985. The name "tenientes de Artigas" or "Companions of Artigas" honours the 19th-century freedom-fighter José Gervasio Artigas.
Location of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Map of King George Island showing location of Artigas Base. The General Artigas Station (Spanish: Base Científica Antártica Artigas), also referred to as the Artigas Base is the larger of the two Uruguayan scientific research stations in Antarctica, the other one being Elichiribehety Base.
The Artigas Mausoleum is a monument to Uruguayan hero José Artigas, located in Plaza Independencia, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. It opened in 1977. It opened in 1977. Artigas's remains are kept in an underground room underneath the statue.
Parade in Uruguay honoring the Artiguist thought. Artiguism is the set of political ideas, economic and social, of José Gervasio Artigas, [1] the main leader of the Oriental Revolution held in the Oriental Province of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, which was a predecessor of the modern Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Emb George visit Artigas International Airport.jpg. Artigas International Airport (IATA: ATI, ICAO: SUAG) is an airport serving Artigas, capital of the Artigas Department of Uruguay. The airport is 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of the city, and is close to the border with Brazil. The airport was opened in November 1973.