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Colonia del Sacramento (Spanish: [koˈlonja ðel sakɾaˈmento] ⓘ; Portuguese: Colônia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and the capital of the Colonia Department. It has a population of around 27,000.
The battle of Colonia del Sacramento (or Colônia do Sacramento) consisted of a series of failed attempts made by admiral William Brown of capturing the town of Colonia del Sacramento, which was under Brazilian control and being sieged on land by insurgent Uruguayan forces, in the context of the Cisplatine War between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
Colonia (Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ) is a department of southwestern Uruguay. Its capital is Colonia del Sacramento , the country's second-oldest city. Geography
In September, the ship of the line Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, under the command of Duarte Pereira, arrived at Colonia del Sacramento with articles of the armistice. Vasconcelos sent the articles to the captain José Inácio de Almeida that sent them to Salcedo, ending the siege. [5]
The Battle of Colonia del Sacramento may refer to: Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1807), between the British and Spanish Empires during the British invasions of the River Plate; Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826), between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the River Plate during the Cisplatine War.
Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes (2 C, 2 P) F. ... Pages in category "Colonia del Sacramento" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Battle of Colonia del Sacramento may refer to: Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1807), between the British and Spanish Empires during the British invasions of the River Plate; Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826), between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the River Plate during the Cisplatine War
The siege of Colonia del Sacramento was a successful siege in 1704 by Spanish forces of the Portuguese colonial town of Colonia del Sacramento, opposite Buenos Aires and now in the nation of Uruguay. Four thousand natives and 650 Spaniards, led by the governor of Buenos Aires, Don Alonso Juan de Valdes e Inclán , and Baltasar García Ros ...