Goals:

• learn about Úruguay, its people and its history
• use web site-based research to study and write about the history and culture of Úruguay

Lesson:

Description

Spanish explorer Juan Diaz de Solis landed here in 1516, and most of his party were immediately killed by indigenous Indians.

Uruguay took many more years to conquer but the Spanish were not deterred.

Then in the early 1800s, led by Jose Gervasio Artigas, a military officer, the struggle for political freedom began, and it ended with the Declaration of Independence in 1825 and the creation of the State of Uruguay in 1828.

Compared to neighbors ( Argentina and Brazil ), it's a small country of rolling plains and low hills, but for those that visit the engaging capital city of Montevideo, and the world-class beaches, they consider Uruguay a most desirable vacation spot.

Here are some facts and figures on Úruguay:

• Uruguay's population is only about 3.2 million.
• Uruguay is a world leader in the production of wool and cattle.
• During the summer, Úruguayans like to visit the country's beautiful beaches.
• Uruguay was the first South American country to give women the right to vote!
• Uruguay's federal government has a president, a vice president, and a bicameral legislature -- a very similar structure to our federal system.

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La frescura de la brisa acariciando el rostro sumada al espectáculo de bellos paisajes, es sin duda, un placer que Ud. no puede dejar pasar. La ciudad vibra y vive, tranquila y amistosa como todo el Uruguay. Donde el color y la alegría dominan la vida, donde nuestra gente disfruta con las manifestaciones culturales, artísticas y deportivas. En marzo, Punta del Este se convierte en un puerto de pescadores, donde reinan los lobos marinos.

The freshness of the breeze caressing one's face added to the spectacular beauty of the [Śruguayan] countryside is, without a doubt, a pleasure that you cannot pass up. The city [Montevideo, the capital] vibrates and lives, tranquil and amiable like all of Uruguay. Where color and happiness dominate life, where our people enjoy cultural, the artistic, and sports events. In March, Punta del Este [Uruguay's largest port] is converted into a port of fishermen, where the sailors reign.

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Historia Ilustrada del Uruguay

J.M. Blanes "La epopeya emancipadora Uruguaya fue un esfuerzo heróico para hacer dueños de sus derechos a las muchedumbres sometidas." Estas palabras como todas las figuras de esta Historia Ilustrada del Uruguay y la mayor parte del texto pertenecen a los libros LA REVOLUCION EMANCIPADORA URUGUAYA Y SUS DOGMAS DEMOCRATICOS por Lorenzo Belizon, publicados en Montevideo en 1931. Esta Historia Ilustrada está dedicada a la segunda generación de la diáspora.

"The Úruguayan emancipation epoch was an heroic battle in order to make lawful owners of our subjugated peoples." These words like all the figures of this Illustrated History of Úruguay and the majority of the text pertains to the volumes THE URUGUAYAN EMANCIPATORY REVOLUTION AND ITS DEMOCRATIC DOGMA by Lorenzo Belizon, published in Montevideo in 1931. This ILLUSTRATED HISTORY is dedicated to the second generation of the Diaspora.

ASSESSMENT: Ejercicio H

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