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Flag of Uruguay. Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the centre over a white canvas. The national flag of Uruguay (bandera nacional de Uruguay), officially known as the National Pavilion (Pabellón Nacional), is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and ...
e. The history of Uruguay comprises different periods: the pre-Columbian time or early history (up to the 16th century), the Colonial Period (1516–1811), the Period of Nation-Building (1811–1830), and the history of Uruguay as an independent country (1830–present). Written history began with the arrival of Spanish chroniclers in the ...
Uruguay(/ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ/ ⓘ[12]YOOR-ə-gwy, Spanish:[uɾuˈɣwaj]ⓘ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay(Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentinato its west and southwest and Brazilto its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Platato the south and the ...
Flag of the Peruvian Republic: 1836 – 1839: Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation: 1992 – 1999: Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: 1959 – 1975: Flag of Suriname: 1828 – 1830: Flag of Uruguay: 1811 – 1812: Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela: 1813 – 1814: Flag of the Second Republic of Venezuela: 1817 ...
The term Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC[ 1 ]) is an English-language acronym referring to the Latin American and the Caribbean region. The term LAC covers an extensive region, extending from The Bahamas and Mexico to Argentina and Chile. The region has over 670,230,000 people as of 2016, [citation needed] and spanned for 21,951,000 square ...
Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Adopted. 19 March 1829. Crest. A Sun of May or. Shield. Quarterly the 1st: Azure, a Scales of Justice or; the 2nd: Argent in base Barry wavy Argent and Azure, a representation of Cerro de Montevideo (Montevideo Hill) with its fortress on the summit proper; the 3rd: Argent, a horse Sable; the 4th: Azure, an ox Or.
The history of the Caribbean reveals the region's significant role in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In the modern era, it remains strategically and economically important. In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean and claimed the region for Spain. The following year, the first Spanish ...
The culture of Uruguay is diverse since the nation's population is one of multicultural origins. Modern Uruguayan culture is known to be heavily European influenced, mostly by the contribution of its alternating conquerors, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and from the large numbers of immigrants who arrived in the country from the 19th century ...