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Urugauy

Urugauy. Tre Tipton. Colonial de Sacremento : 1680. Portugal. Capital City: Montevideo. Spain 18th Century. Colonization. Tensions arose as the three powers Spain, Portugal and the British fought for control over the surrounding territory of Brazil

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Urugauy

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  1. Urugauy Tre Tipton

  2. Colonial de Sacremento: 1680

  3. Portugal

  4. Capital City: Montevideo

  5. Spain 18th Century

  6. Colonization • Tensions arose as the three powers Spain, Portugal and the British fought for control over the surrounding territory of Brazil • In 1807, in an attempt by the British army to seize Montevideo, it was occupied for six months by Britain

  7. Struggle for Independence • 1811 Jose Gervasio Artigas launched a revolt against the Spanish • The revolution was successful as they defeated them on May 18th at the Battle of Las Pierdras

  8. Struggle for Independence • 1816 about 10,000 Portuguese troops invaded and took Montevideo in January of 1817. • After about 4 more years of colonization, Brazil gained independence from Portugal and founded a province called Cisplatina. • After the 500 day long Cisplatine War, Uruguay was granted its independence in the 1828 Treaty of Montevideo

  9. Conflicts after Independence • Following independence, tensions rose in Uruguay between the two political parties: the Blancosand the Colorados • Blancos represented the agricultural interests of the country while the Colorados focused more on the business interests of Montevideo

  10. Guerra Grande • As the conflict continued between the two, Rivera the leader of the Colorados, declared war on Oribe the Blancos leader • The war lasted thirteen years and took the name Guerra Grande, for the Great War

  11. Post Guerra Grande • After the war, there was a huge rise in the number of immigrants primarily from Italy and Spain • By 1879 the total population of the country was over 438,000

  12. Uruguay’s Motto • “Libertad o Muerte”

  13. Montevideo • Became a major economic center of the area

  14. Uruguay Today • Is a representative democratic republic with a presidential system. • Members of government are elected for a five year term by a universal suffrage. • Is a unitary state: justice, education, health, security, foreign policy and defense are all administered nationwide

  15. Uruguay Today Cont’d • Adopted its current constitution in 1967, where many of its provisions were suspended in 1973 and re-established in 1985 • The Uruguayan Constitution also allows citizens to repeal laws or to change the constitution by popular initiative which culminates into a nation wide referendum

  16. Economically • Today Uruguay is one of the most economically developed countries in South America with a high GDP per capita and the 48th highest Human Development Index in the world

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