José Gervasio Artigas
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José Gervasio Artigas Arnal was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the Father of the Nation.
Artigas en la Ciudadela by Juan Manuel Blanes
La Mañana de Asencio, portrait by Carlos María Herrera about the cry of Asencio.
Equestrian monument of Artigas in Minas, Uruguay.
Portrait of the Oriental exodus.
Argentine Civil Wars
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The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place from 1814 to 1853 in the territories of Argentina. Beginning concurrently with the Argentine War of Indep
José Gervasio Artigas
…occupied Montevideo on 20 January 1817, but the struggle continued for three years in the countryside. Infuriated by Buenos Aires's passivity, Artigas declared war on Buenos Aires while he was losing to the Portuguese. His subordinates, members of the Federal League—Francisco Ramírez, governor of Entre Ríos, and Estanislao López…
From top left: Battle of Arroyo Grande, execution of Manuel Dorrego, Battle of Pavón, death of Juan Lavalle, murder of Facundo Quiroga, Battle of Caseros, Battle of Famaillá, Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas secured the Confederation under Federalist rule.
A Rosas-era banner calling for "death to the brutal Unitarians" typified the ongoing conflict.