The Colorado Party is a major political party in Uruguay. Founded in 1836 by General Fructuoso Rivera, the first president of Uruguay, it is one of the country's oldest active political parties along
Pro-Colorado graffito in Montevideo.
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the Southern Cone of southeastern South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its nort
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
…The Colorado Party (Spanish: Partido Colorado, lit. 'Red Party', PC) is a major political party in Uruguay. Founded in 1836 by General Fructuoso Rivera, the first president of Uruguay, it is one of the country's oldest active political parties along with the…
Monument to four Charrúa, the Indigenous people of Uruguay, who survived the Massacre of Salsipuedes
The Portuguese first established Colonia do Sacramento in 1680.
In 1825, The oath of the Thirty-Three Orientals set in motion the process in which Uruguay gained independence from the Empire of Brazil.
In 1825, in the Battle of Sarandí, Uruguayan troops first defeated the Brazilian Empire.