Gobierno de la Defensa
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TheDefense Government(Spanish:Gobierno de la Defensa) governed just the city ofMontevideoduring the period known asGreat Siege of Montevideo(1843–1851). It was led byJoaquín Suárez,while the army was led byFructuoso Rivera.[1]
Uruguay was experiencing theGuerra Grande,between the two traditional partiesColoradoandBlanco.The government of Montevideo survived thanks to the help of the British and the French, as well as the active collaboration of Italian warriorGiuseppe Garibaldi.
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[edit]- ^Walter Rela (1998).Uruguay: República Oriental del Uruguay, 1830-1864.Montevideo: ALFAR.
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