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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.
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. [22] Uruguay's women's caucus was formed in 2000. [22]
Most Uruguayans descend from colonial-era settlers and immigrants from Europe with almost 88% of the population being of European descent. [14] The majority of these are Spaniards and Italians, followed by the French, Portuguese, Germans, Romanians, Greeks, British (English or Scots), Irish, Poles, [15] Swiss, Russians, Bulgarians, Arab (mainly Lebanese and Syrians), Sephardi and Ashkenazi ...
The Uruguay national football team is nicknamed "Los Charrúas" and a local rugby team in Porto Alegre is also named after the nation. 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.
Between Nueva Palmira and Carmelo there is a stretch along the Río Uruguay of great tourist importance. Points of interest in this area are Punta Gorda, Zagarzazú and Colonia Estrella. In Zagarzazú there is a small airport and a luxury hotel, the Four Seasons Carmelo Hotel, with an important golf course.
This is a list of any populated place in Uruguay by department, sortable by population (according to the 2011 census) or alphabetically. The population number may be followed by a letter indicating the official status of the place as follows:
The Uruguay River (Spanish: Río Uruguay [ˈri.o wɾuˈɣwaj]; Portuguese: Rio Uruguai [ˈʁi.u uɾuˈɡwaj]) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil , Argentina and Uruguay , separating some of the Argentine provinces of La Mesopotamia from the other two countries.