José Gervasio Artigas Military person

José Gervasio Artigas Arnal (June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850) is a national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan nationhood".

Personal facts

José Gervasio Artigas
Alias (AKA)Karaí-Guasú
Birth dateJune 19, 1764
Birth place
Montevideo
Date of deathSeptember 23, 1850
Place of death
Paraguay
Resting place
Plaza Independencia

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Military person

allegianceBanda Oriental
military operations
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
Battle of Las Piedras (1811)
service start1797

Topical connections

Álvaro PereiraFootball player
Ever Hugo AlmeidaSports manager
Francisco Antonino VidalSenator
Álvaro Adrián NúñezFootball player
Marcelo GuerreroFootball player
Fructuoso RiveraPolitician
Diego ScottiFootball player
Alberto OrtegaFootball player
Juan María BordaberryPolitician
Antonio VillavicencioPolitician
Antonio José de SucrePolitician
Adolfo SigwaldPolitician

José Gervasio Artigas on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.artigas.org.uy
  2. http://www.zagan-uruguay.com/tips-and-tourist-attractions/montevideo/meeting-history-the-artigas-mausoleum.html