The Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, also known as Paraná War, was a five-year naval blockade imposed by France and the United Kingdom on the Argentine Confederation during the Uruguayan
A painting of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado by François Pierre Barry
French and British ships breaking the chains in Obligado.
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during the celebrations of the Day of National Sovereignty.
Juan Manuel de Rosas
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Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio, nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Con
Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
…to support the Colorado Party in Uruguay's civil war, resulting in the closure of Buenos Aires to maritime commerce. The Argentine government, led by Juan Manuel de Rosas, refused to drop their support for the Uruguayan White Party, which supported Argentina's resistance to the blockade. Eventually, both Britain and…
Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1840
Gauchos resting in the pampas. Oil painting by Johann Moritz Rugendas
Gauchos hunting feral horses. They served in Rosas' private army
Rosas at age 36, 1829