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  2. José Gervasio Artigas - Wikipedia

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    Asunción, Paraguay has a statue of Artigas in its Plaza Uruguay, and the Calle Sebastián Gaboto was renamed the Avenida Artigas in his honor in 1926. An imposing monument of the Uruguayan caudillo stands in Buenos Aires ' Recoleta district on the Avenida Libertador, the work of Uruguayan sculptor Juan José Zorrilla de San Martín and ...

  3. Artigas Mausoleum - Wikipedia

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    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. Artigas's remains are kept in an underground room underneath the statue. The monument is guarded by two traditional guards called "Blandengues de Artigas".

  4. Artigas, Uruguay - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Plaza Independencia - Wikipedia

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    Plaza Independencia (Spanish for 'Independence Square') is the most important city square in Montevideo, Uruguay, laid out in the 19th century in the area occupied by the Citadel of Montevideo. In its center is a monument to General José Gervasio Artigas, and below it, his mausoleum.

  7. Battle of Las Piedras (1811) - Wikipedia

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    Meanwhile, José Artigas was camped near Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe with an army of a thousand men. The army of Posadas counted 1230 men, of which some 200 would defect to Artigas in the midst of battle. The battle happened on May 18 at Las Piedras, and resulted in a total victory for the revolutionaries. José Posadas capitulated.

  8. Federal League (1815–1820) - Wikipedia

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    Infuriated by Buenos Aires's passivity, Artigas declared war on the Supreme Directorship at the same time that he faced the Portuguese with armies that were being decimated by successive defeats. Without resources and without suitable men for the struggle, Artigas finally retreated to Entre Ríos Province, across the Uruguay River.

  9. Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    The Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas was an order and military decoration related to the National Army of Uruguay, created under the government of the 1973-1985 civic-military dictatorship, to award civilians and military personnel, national or foreign, due to outstanding services or relevant personal works worthy of ...