Colonia del 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. As
Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento
The Portuguese established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680.
The Portuguese led attack on Nova Colonia, 6 January 1763
View of the historic district from the top of the lighthouse
The Cisplatine War was an armed conflict fought in the 1820s between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata over control of the Banda Oriental following its annexation by
Colonia del Sacramento
…Liga Federal Portuguese conquest 1817 1822 United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Brazilian Declaration of Independence 1822 1828 Brazil Cisplatine War 1828 present Uruguay Population In 2023 Colonia del Sacramento had a population of 32,174. Year Population 1908 8,021 1963 12,846 1975 17,046 1985…
Azulejo depicting the founding of Colônia do Sacramento by the Portuguese in 1680
The Division of Royal Volunteers parading in Praia Grande before embarking to Montevideo, by Jean-Baptiste Debret
Artigas in Paraguay, by Eduardo Carbajal (attributed)
The landing of the Thirty-Three Orientales [Uruguayans] on Agraciada beach, by Josefa Palacios