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	Travel in Montevideo, Uruguay - History
		Uruguay's fragile independence was repeatedly threatened during the 19th century - militarily by Argentina and Brazil, and economically by Britain.
		Uruguay soon flourished on the back of the rural livestock sector but its failure to grow, coupled with the country's lack of natural resources, meant the welfare state became increasingly fictitious over time.
		Uruguay was the scene of complicated interaction of local, Argentine, and Brazilian influences that culminated in the nine-year siege of Montevideo by a combined Argentine-Uruguayan army from 1843 to 1851.
	www.americatravelling.net /uruguay/montevideo/montevideo_history.htm (655 words)

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: An Overview of the Economic History of Uruguay since the 1870s
		Without silver or gold, without valuable species, scarcely peopled by gatherers and fishers, the Eastern Strand of the Uruguay River (Banda Oriental was the colonial name; República Oriental del Uruguay is the official name today) was, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, distant and unattractive to the European nations that conquered the region.
		Uruguay was on the border between the Spanish and Portuguese empires, a feature which would be decisive for the creation, with strong British involvement, in 1828-1830, of an independent state.
		Uruguay's strong initial position tended to deteriorate in relation to the successful core countries during the late 1800s, as shown in Figure 2.
	eh.net /encyclopedia/article/Bertola.Uruguay.final (2412 words)

	Wikinfo \| Uruguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a country in southern South America, bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Rio de la Plata (River Plate) to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
		Uruguay is the second-smallest country in South America and the landscape features mostly rolling plains and low hills (cuchilla) with a fertile coastal lowland; most of it grassland, ideal for cattle and sheep raising.
		Uruguay's economy is characterised by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Uruguay (897 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Uruguay
		Uruguay did not have a significant Inquisition and there are some traces of Conversos who lived in the 16th century.
		For many Jews, Uruguay was a temporary stop on the way to Argentina or Brazil and the majority of immigration occurred between the 1920s and early 1930s.
		Uruguay was the first Latin American country, and one of the first countries overall, to recognize the State of Israel.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Uruguay.html (1424 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Uruguay
		Its boundaries are; west, the Río Uruguay; south the Río Uruguay, south the Río de la Plata, which separate it from the Argentine Republic for a distance of 425 miles, south also and east, the Atlantic ocean for 200 miles, and Lago Mirim, a lagoon dividing Uruguay from the southeast of Brazil.
		Uruguay's independence was soon recognized by both the Argentine and Brazil in the Treaty of Montevideo, 27 August, 1828.
		Uruguay has over 5500 miles of good roads; 1472 miles of railroad in 3 systems running from the capital; 170 of tramway, the system at Montevideo being electric; 319 telegraph and 1018 post offices; there are 2 telephone companies, and 2 wireless stations.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15230c.htm (2941 words)

	Uruguay HISTORY
		Montevideo was founded in 1726, and Uruguay became part of the viceroyalty of La Plata, which the Spaniards established in Buenos Aires in 1776.
		Uruguay was annexed to Brazil in 1821 and was known as the Cisplatine Province.
		In 1865, Uruguay allied with Brazil and Argentina to defeat Paraguay in the Paraguayan War (1865–70), also known as the War of the Triple Alliance and the Triguarantine War.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Americas/Uruguay-HISTORY.html (1514 words)

	History of URUGUAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For much of its early colonial history, when it is known as the Banda Oriental ('east bank' of the Uruguay river), the region of Uruguay functions mainly as an unsettled buffer zone between hostile neighbours - the Portuguese to the north in Brazil, the Spanish to the west and south in Argentina.
		Uruguay, during the half century after the siege of Montevideo, falls into a familiar pattern of Latin American republics.
		The takeover by the military in 1973 is a profound shock in Uruguay, proud of one of the best democratic records in Latin America (Costa Rica would perhaps be its closest rival).
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab40 (1728 words)

	History of Uruguay
		The only inhabitants of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were the Charrua Indians, a small tribe driven south by the Guarani Indians of Paraguay.
		The Spanish discovered the territory of present-day Uruguay in 1516, but the Indians' fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries.
		Uruguay's early 19th century history was shaped by ongoing conflicts between the British, Spanish, Portuguese, and colonial forces for dominance in the Argentina-Brazil-Uruguay region.
	www.historyofnations.net /southamerica/uruguay.html (928 words)

	Uruguay History & Uruguay Culture \| iExplore.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Throughout much of this early 19th-century period, the future Uruguay was occupied by Portuguese troops from neighboring Brazil (who finally defeated Artigas); interventions – military and otherwise – by its larger neighboring powers were to become a recurrent feature of Uruguay’s political history.
		A principal and, in many ways, parallel characteristic of Uruguay’s domestic politics is the deep schism between the two major political parties, both of which can trace their origins to the early years of independence.
		Uruguay is a member of Mercosur, the principal regional trade bloc, as well as the Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI) and the Inter-American Development Bank.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Uruguay/History (1540 words)

	History of Uruguay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spanish arrived in the territory of present-day Uruguay in 1516, but the Indians' fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries.
		The first permanent settlement on the territory of present-day Uruguay was founded by the Spanish in 1624 at Soriano on the Río Negro.
		Uruguay's early 19th century history was shaped by ongoing fights between the British, Spanish, Portuguese, and colonial forces for dominance in the Argentina-Brazil-Uruguay region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Uruguay (2470 words)

	Uruguay - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He was granted political asylum in Uruguay while being sought by the Paraguayan justice system on charges of fraud against the State.
		The news confirmed the involvement of the armed forces in ‘Operation Condor’ and the kidnapping and disappearance in Uruguay of children born to mothers in detention, something denied by Sanguinetti during his last two terms of office.
		Uruguay agreed to reduce its general deficit to 2.5 per cent in 2002 and to 1.5 per cent in 2003, in order to reach a fiscal balance in 2004.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/countries/ury/History.stm (3676 words)

	PC(USA) - Worldwide Ministries: Uruguay - History
		Although scouted by the Spanish in 1516, the lack of mineral resources or a native population that could be forced to work made the region unattractive to the Spanish.
		During the 20th century Uruguay came to be known as one of the most progressive societies in Latin America.
		During this period all opposition was suppressed and Uruguay had the highest ratio of political prisoners to population in the world.
	www.pcusa.org /worldwide/uruguay/history.htm (340 words)

	Uruguay: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The settlers ignored the east bank of the Uruguay river for over a century, until cattle were brought in by the governor of AsunciÃ³n, Hernando Arias de Saavedra (Hernandarias) in 1611.
		Uruguay was invaded by the Portuguese in 1816, with the tacit approval of Buenos Aires, whose government was alarmed by events known as the Â«Artigan chaosÂ».
		The news confirmed the involvement of the armed forces in the Â«Condor PlanÂ», and the kidnapping and disappearance of children born to mothers under detention in Uruguay, something denied by Sanguinetti during his last two terms of office.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=180 (2799 words)

	Uruguay - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Although Uruguay is within the temperate zone, climatic variations are moderate; generally the climate is warm, with rainfall evenly distributed through the seasons, but in some years there are severe droughts.
		Uruguay's greatest natural resource is its rich agricultural land, almost 90% of which is devoted to livestock raising.
		Uruguay is a republic with a president who is elected for a five-year term and serves both as chief of state and head of government.
	www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=Uruguay (1931 words)

	HLAS 52 History Argentina Paraguay Uruguay
		In labor history Korzeniewicz (item bi 90002712) finds more evidence that the labor force did adjust to changing labor conditions in the 1880s and 1890s, while Falcón (item bi 92007029) seeks to identify the views of the laborer on labor issues at the turn of the century.
		Contributions to Church history in the last biennium focus on the reaction of the Church to the heavy influx of immigrants and the incipient industrialization.
		Among the impressive additions to the historical literature of Uruguay are a volume in the Archivo Artigas documentary collection (item bi 90007279), an interpretation of Uruguayan culture (item bi 91027543), and instructive materials on the origins and development of the Jewish community in Uruguay (item bi 89001584).
	lcweb2.loc.gov /hlas/hum52hist-criscenti.html (3365 words)

	Uruguay - History
		The Indians were eventually subdued by the large influx of Argentines and Brazilians pursuing the herds of cattle and horses.
		The city's commercial activity was expanded by the introduction of the slave trade to the southern part of the continent because Montevideo was a major port of entry for slaves.
		Thousands of slaves were brought into Uruguay between the mid-eighteenth and the early nineteenth century, but the number was relatively low because the major economic activity--livestock raising--was not labor intensive and because labor requirements were met by increasing immigration from Europe.
	countrystudies.us /uruguay/2.htm (974 words)

	Uruguay History
		From 1865 to 1958 the Colorado party was the dominant force in Uruguay.
		During the early part of this period, Europeans settled in the country so enthusiastically that by 1880, newcomers constituted about fifty percent of the population.
		In 1973, the military again took control in a repressive and brutal regime and it was not until over a decade later that a civilian presidential election was held.
	www.multied.com /NationbyNation/Uruguay/History1.html (170 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Uruguay (History) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Argentina is bordered by Chile on the west, Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, Brazil and Uruguay on the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
		History of the World Cup 1930-1958: 1930 Uruguay: It took European teams 3 weeks to get there on a boat...
		The Uruguay Round of trade negotiations: industrial and geographic effects in the United States.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/13284.html (696 words)

	Uruguay
		In the west is separated from Argentina by the Uruguay River.
		History: Uruguay the smallest independent state in South America, called the banda oriental, was ignored by the Spanish more than 200 years.
		Uruguay was dragged by Brazil and Argentina in the War of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay.
	members.tripod.com /~texcolca1/body/uruguay.html (368 words)

	Horoscope of Uruguay: 25 August 1825
		Uruguay shares certain similarities with Switzerland; all the republics of Central America; and with Greece; in that all seem to exhibit a complex of typical Virgo traits: the modesty of their people, the small portion of their territory, the obvious materialism and intellectualism.
		"Uruguay is said to be the "Switzerland of the Americas" not by chance, but because of its social successes: In 1909 it was the first nation of the world to offer free education and diplomas, and state pensions (this has continued to the present day).
		For the in, Uruguay's Aries Ascendant is very fitting indeed, because its people are called the fearless 'charruas': the name of the main tribe before the Spanish conquest.
	members.tripod.com /more_tra/a_uruguay.htm (841 words)

	World Cup History - Uruguay, 1930
		Uruguay was granted as the host of first World Cup Championship because of the their two Olympic gold medals in football achievement and a centennial of this country's constitution, falling in 1930., Even though Uruguay offers to pay all team expenses, only four European countries makes the three week trip to South America.
		The Uruguay 1930 championship was played in two rounds: group phase and play-offs.
		For the players from Argentina this was supposed to be a kind of rematch for their loss with Uruguay in the Olympic final of 1928, but once again they were defeated.
	www.all-soccer-info.com /WorldCup/1930Uruguay.htm (248 words)

	Economic History and Current Economy of Uruguay
		Although Uruguay is a small country in terms of population and land area it is an important case for study because there was a conscious attempt over many decades to create a European style welfare state.
		In the 1940's there was general satisfaction with the welfare-state policy but in the 1960's a continued support of the welfare state in the face of a decrease in revenue led to relatively large deficits and subsequently inflation.
		The early history of Uruguay is quite complicated because it involves the Spanish and the Portuguese Empires and their successor republics and a number of factions therein.
	www2.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/uruguay.htm (680 words)

	Uruguay: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Uruguay, on the east coast of South America south of Brazil and east of Argentina, is comparable in size to Oklahoma.
		Uruguay revolted against Spain in 1811, only to be conquered in 1817 by the Portuguese from Brazil.
		Uruguay, made prosperous by meat and wool exports, founded a welfare state early in the 20th century under President José Batlle y Ordóñez, who ruled from 1903 to 1929.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108124.html (733 words)

	The history of the Republic of Paraguay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
		The retrospective history of the Republic of Paraguay
		The working-class history of the Republic of Paraguay
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/42/index-f.html (87 words)

	ATH 175 Peoples of the World
		Uruguay is in a very convenient location, with a big Atlantic Ocean coastline and between South America’s two biggest countries, Brazil and Argentina.
		Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America, comparable to the size of the state of Washington.
		Uruguay’s ownership was tossed around from Spain, England, Portugal, and Brazil during many battles in the early 19th century.
	www.units.muohio.edu /ath175/student/SHELTOMM (1311 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Uruguay's rich football history
		Uruguay's fans cling to the match in the Maracanã because they have had little more to celebrate.
		At the time Uruguay had never lost a World Cup game, and had beaten Brazil in Brazil a few weeks before the tournament began.
		Ever since the 1924 Olympics they had been the kings of world football, but their reign was coming to an end.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/3020577.stm (634 words)

	Brief History Uruguay ~ Study Spanish In Montevideo
		For a period of time the area that today is Uruguay was part of a political and miltary tug of war between the Spanish and Portuguese.
		Uruguay has been plagued by civil war, dictatorships and economic instability.
		While economically Uruguay has still experienced problems, today the politics are stable enough so that economic progress is on the rise.
	www.spanishabroad.com /uruguay/history.htm (368 words)

	HLAS 50 History Argentina Paraguay Uruguay
		Progress in writing the political and economic histories of the up-river and interior provinces continues and is providing new insights into Argentine national history.
		In immigration history Caltagirone (item bi 88002510) discusses the Italian communities in the province of Mendoza.
		Some of the provinces, for natural and other reasons, lack the historical records for a completely satisfying account of their past, but as the numerous well-documented local histories prove, the situation is not hopeless.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /hlas/hum50hist-criscenti.html (2351 words)

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