The Revolution of 1904 was a civic-military revolt led by
Aparicio Saravia
Aparicio Saravia da Rosa (August 16, 1856 – September 10, 1904) was a Uruguayan politician and military leader. He was a member of the Uruguayan National Party and was a revolutionary leader against the Uruguayan government.
Early life
H ...
against the government of
José Batlle y Ordóñez 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 ...
. It was the last military conflict between
Blancos and
Colorados.
History
It was the bloodiest of the revolutions that occurred in Uruguay, with large numbers of casualties and injuries on both sides. On June 6, 1904, took place the
Battle of Guayabos (
Salto Department
Salto Department () is a department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 124,878. Its capital is the city of Salto. It borders Artigas Department to its north, Paysandú Department to its south, the depar ...
), in which the saravista colonel Abelardo Márquez, was defeated by government troops.
In the
Battle of Tupambaé, General Aparicio Saravia faced the troops of General Pablo Galarza in the department of
Cerro Largo. Saravia was wounded during the
Battle of Masoller
The Battle of Masoller, which occurred on September 1, 1904, was the final battle of the Aparicio Saravia revolt, resulting in the victory of the Colorado forces.
Location and historical background
Masoller is a village in northern Uruguay, cl ...
, and died several days later in
Santana do Livramento
Santana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, forming together an international city of almost 170,000 inhabitants. Santana do Livramento was founded on J ...
, Brazil. The armistice was signed on September 24, 1904.
Several sons of Aparicio Saravia fought in the ranks of the revolutionary army. His brother Basilicio Saravia, served in the government army.
Gallery
File:Coronel Manuel Macedo.jpg, ''Colonel Manuel Macedo Fuliáo, and sons during the Revolution of 1904''
File:Práctica de tiro de fuerzas saravistas en 1904.jpg, ''shooting practice of Saravistas forces''
File:Coronel José F. González.jpg, ''José F. González, colonel saravista''
File:Basilicio Saravia.jpg, ''Basilicio Saravia head of one of the divisions of the Uruguayan army''
File:Guillermo Buist.jpg, ''Guillermo Buist, colonel of government forces''
File:General Eduardo Vázquez.jpg, ''General Eduardo Vázquez of Uruguayan Army''
File:Prácticas de tiro de fuerzas del ejercito gubernamental en 1904.jpg, ''shooting practices of government army forces''
References
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Battles involving Uruguay
Conflicts in 1904
History of Uruguay
1904 in Uruguay