Events in the year 1871 in

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

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;Executive Branch *

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Lorenzo Batlle y Grau Lorenzo Cristóbal Manuel Batlle y Grau (August 10, 1810 in Montevideo – May 8, 1887 in Montevideo) was the president of Uruguay from 1868 to 1872. Family background and early career He was the son of a wealthy merchant loyal to the Spanis ...

Minister of Government Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

: José Cándido Bustamante. * Minister of Foreign Relations: Manuel Herrera y Obes. *

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Duncan Stewart Duncan Stewart may refer to: * Duncan Stewart (Mississippi politician) (1761–1820), lieutenant governor of Mississippi, 1817–1820 * Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician) (1833–1923), interim president of Uruguay in 1894 * Duncan Stewart (colon ...

. * Minister of War and Navy: Trifón Ordónez. ;Legislative Branch *President of the

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Tomás Gomensoro Albín Tomás José Gomensoro Albín (27 January 1810 – 12 April 1900) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background Born in Dolores, Soriano, Uruguay, he was a member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay). He served as President of the Senate of Uruguay ...

. *President of the Chamber of Representatives: Juan Francisco Rodríguez.

Events

17 January Events Pre-1600 *38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. * 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on ...

- General Assembly approved an amnesty to every individual who until that moment took part of the armed uprising and after that deserted the rebel forces and appear before the authorities. This amnesty excuses them of any offences due to being part of the rebel forces, they were promised not being prosecuted for their actions or previous opinions, and they could make use of their civilian and political rights again, along with their warranties to that rights, and in the case of military officers of the Army, they would be restored with the rank they reached up to the time they were discharged. *

1 May Events Pre-1600 * 305 – Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor. * 880 – The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches. *1169 – N ...

- the Rural Association of Uruguay, first union of rural producers in the country, was established. *17 July - Battle of Manantiales.

Deaths

* Fernando Quijano

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{{South America topic, 1871 in 1870s in Uruguay Years of the 19th century in Uruguay

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