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The Federal League (Spanish: Liga Federal), also known as the League of the Free Peoples (Liga de los Pueblos Libres), was an alliance of provinces in what is now Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil that aimed to establish a confederal organization for the state that was emerging from the May Revolution in the war of independence against the Spanish Empire.
Indigenous peoples in Uruguay or Native Uruguayans, are the peoples who have historically lived in the modern state of Uruguay. Because of genocidal colonial practices, disease and active exclusion, only a very small share of the population is aware of the country's indigenous history or has known indigenous ancestry.
The office of president has never been held by a woman in Uruguay. [21] Beatriz Argimón was one of the founders of the Women's Caucus in Uruguayan parliament before she was elected vice president. [20] Women's Caucuses in non-Western countries are often able to create visibility for women's issues and more effectively pass related legislation ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Uruguayan This category exists only as a container for other categories of Uruguayan women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Charrua, is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. [22] "Charrua" is also the name of a Brazilian military tank used for troop transportation. Tabaré was published in 1888; it is an epic poem by Juan Zorrilla de San Martín about a Charrúa and his love for a Spanish woman. The rivuline Austrolebias charrua was named after ...
"Society of the Snow" is earning raves for its a ccurate depiction of the terrifying 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountains that involved a Uruguayan rugby team.. The new Netflix drama, directed ...
A populated centre was established here which had reached the status of "Pueblo" (village) before the Independence of Uruguay. The present city was founded by José Gervasio Artigas on 12 February 1816. [2] Its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 17 August 1920 by the Act of Ley Nº 7.257. [3]
In 1624, a Franciscan Mission established a village for the indigenous tribes of the area named Santo Domingo de Soriano. It constituted the first permanent European settlement on Uruguayan soil, predating the foundation of Colonia del Sacramento by more than fifty years. It was moved to its current location in 1708.