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	José Gervasio Artigas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		José Gervasio Artigas (June 19, 1764 - September 23, 1850) was a national hero of Uruguay and is sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan independence".
		The constant growth of influence and prestige of the Federal League frightened Buenos Aires (for its federalism) and Portugal (for his republicanism), and in August, 1816 the later invaded the Oriental Province (with Buenos Aires's tacit complicity), with the intention of destroying the commander and his revolution.
		It is said that Artigas, feeling near to death, asked for a horse and died as a gaucho, mounting astride.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jose_Gervasio_Artigas (828 words)

	BookRags: José Gervasio Artigas Biography
		The patriot José Gervasio Artigas (1764-1850) is often referred to as the father of Uruguayan independence.
		José Gervasio Artigas was born in Montevideo on June 19, 1764.
		Artigas participated in the successful siege of Montevideo, which the Spanish still held, and in 1815 entered Buenos Aires in triumph.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/jose-gervasio-artigas (520 words)

	Artigas, José Gervasio - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		ARTIGAS, JOSÉ GERVASIO [Artigas, José Gervasio], 1764-1850, national hero of Uruguay, first leader in the movement toward independence.
		Finally in 1820, when Artigas had once again renounced the United Provinces of La Plata (Argentina), the Portuguese captured the territory and annexed it to Brazil.
		Artigas spent his remaining years in exile in Paraguay.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-artigas.html (158 words)

	JOSE GERVASIO ARTIGAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Anniversary of the death of José Artigas represents plastically a powerfully significant synthesis of concepts.
		Such a background exceeding the national borders of the countries there lying, which were fixed as a consequence of a later historical process, gives the Hero’s figure the regional dimension it has.
		Being with him, they are poor and devoid of nearly everything; this is not due to an eventual lack of resources; the matter is that he does not want to oppress people with contributions; he would prefer to be no more in command, if such condition were not met.”
	www.correo.com.uy /filatelia/frames/200025c_ingles.htm (542 words)

	Uruguay
		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.
		The remainder of the 19th century, under a series of elected and appointed presidents, saw interventions by neighboring states, political and economic fluctuations, and large inflows of immigrants, mostly from Europe.
		Jose Batlle y Ordoñez, president from 1903 to 1907 and again from 1911 to 1915, set the pattern for Uruguay's modern political development.
	www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/uruguay.html (2179 words)

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