The Treaty of Madrid was an agreement concluded between Spain and Portugal on 13 January 1750. In an effort to end decades of conflict in the region of present-day Uruguay, the treaty established deta
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Monument to Hernandarias in Montevideo
Tile panel depicting the foundation of Colonia del Sacramento in 1680
Monument to Bruno Mauricio de Zabala in Montevideo.