Uruguayan Cattlemen - Jose Gervasio Artigas, Juan Maria Bordaberry, Aparicio Saraiva, Venancio Flores, Manuel Oribe, Benito Medero (Paperback)

Chapters: Jose Gervasio Artigas, Juan Maria Bordaberry, Aparicio Saraiva, Venancio Flores, Manuel Oribe, Benito Medero, Juan Antonio Lavalleja. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jose Gervasio Artigas Arnal (June 19, 1764 September 23, 1850) is a national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan independence." Jose Gervasio Artigas Statue of Artigas in La Plaza Independencia, MontevideoBorn in Montevideo to a wealthy family, at age 12 he moved to the countryside and worked on his family's farms. He excelled at marksmanship and riding, and tried his hand at smuggling from Portuguese-controlled Brazil. At age 33, he took advantage of an amnesty for those who had committed non-violent crimes, and entered the Corps of Blandengues to protect the border with Brazil. From 1806 to 1807, he participated in the Spanish resistance to the British invasions of the Rio de la Plata. He was part of the force which, under Santiago de Liniers, Montevideo contributed to the liberation ("Reconquista") of Buenos Aires from William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford's occupation in 1806, and also to the Battle of Montevideo. Following the Spanish defeat at Montevideo, he was captured. He was spared being shipped to Britain as a prisoner of war, having been wounded in the battle. In 1810, Spain moved the headquarters for the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata to Montevideo after the May Revolution forced them to abandon Buenos Aires. On 15 February 1811, Artigas left the Corps of Blandengues and went to Buenos Aires to offer his military services in the fight for independence in the Eastern Bank (present-day Uruguay). In early April, he returned to the Eastern Bank with approximately 180 men provided by the Government of Buenos Aires; on April 11, he is...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=31583