Gobierno De La Defensa on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Defense Government ( es, Gobierno de la Defensa) governed just the city of
Uruguay: República Oriental del Uruguay, 1830-1864
'. Montevideo: ALFAR. Uruguay was experiencing the Guerra Grande, between the two traditional parties
The Defense Government ( es, Gobierno de la Defensa) governed just the city of Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
during the period known as Great Siege of Montevideo
The Great Siege of Montevideo ( es, Gran Sitio de Montevideo), named as ''Sitio Grande'' in Uruguayan historiography, was the siege suffered by the city of Montevideo between 1843 and 1851 during the Uruguayan Civil War.Walter Rela (1998). U ...
(1843–1851). It was led by Joaquín Suárez
Joaquín Luis Miguel Suárez de Rondelo (August 18, 1781 in Canelones – December 26, 1868 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Head of State of Uruguay
In December 1828, Suárez served as the first head of state of the territ ...
, while the army was led by Fructuoso Rivera
José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana (17 October 1784 – 13 January 1854) was a Uruguayan general and patriot who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, twice served as Uruguay's President and was one of the instigators ...
.Walter Rela (1998). Uruguay: República Oriental del Uruguay, 1830-1864
'. Montevideo: ALFAR. Uruguay was experiencing the Guerra Grande, between the two traditional parties
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
and Blanco
Blanco (''white'' or ''blank'' in Spanish) or Los Blancos may refer to:
People
*Blanco (surname) Fictional characters
*Blanco, a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
* Blanco Webb, character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge''
* El Blanco, albin ...
. The government of Montevideo survived thanks to the help of the British and the French, as well as the active collaboration of Italian warrior Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...
.
See also
*Gobierno del Cerrito
The Cerrito Government ( es, Gobierno del Cerrito, lit. "Little Hill Government") governed almost all the Uruguayan territory during the Great Siege of Montevideo (1843-1851). It was led by Manuel Oribe y Viana.Walter Rela (1998). Uruguay: Rep ...
* Great Siege of Montevideo
The Great Siege of Montevideo ( es, Gran Sitio de Montevideo), named as ''Sitio Grande'' in Uruguayan historiography, was the siege suffered by the city of Montevideo between 1843 and 1851 during the Uruguayan Civil War.Walter Rela (1998). U ...
* Uruguayan Civil War
The Uruguayan Civil War, also known in Spanish as the ''Guerra Grande'' ("Great War"), was a series of armed conflicts between the leaders of Uruguayan independence. While officially the war lasted from 1839 until 1851, it was a part of armed c ...
References
Uruguayan Civil War History of Montevideo Colorado Party (Uruguay) {{Montevideo-stub