Mostra Internacional de Instrumentos Medievais de Tortura em Ijuí/RS
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Mais alegria em uma esquina de Santa Cruz
Quem passa pela esquina da Rua Tenente Coronel Brito com a Borges de Medeiros, em Santa Cruz do Sul, deve ter notado alguma diferença no local nas últimas semanas. Garantindo um sorriso no rosto de muitas pessoas no agitado dia a dia, quatro jovens transformam o cruzamento em palco.
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Artigas: el sable y la carta de Thompson; Alberto Umpierrez en Prefectura Naval Argentina.
En el marco de su campaña militar en la Banda Oriental, José Gervasio Artigas recibió a mediados de 1811, un sable que le había obsequiado Martín Thompson, circunstancia que el prócer Oriental agradeció a través de una conceptuosa nota fechada el 23 de julio de 1811 en el Cordón de Montevideo.
Seguramente la entrega de dicha arma tuvo relación con el ascenso a coronel del Cuerpo de Blandengues con el que la Junta de Buenos Aires premió a Artigas -entonces 2º jefe de las fuerzas que operaban en la Banda Oriental al mando del coronel José Rondeau- después del magnífico triunfo en la batalla de Las Piedras que tuvo lugar el 18 de mayo de 1811, luego de la que estableció el asedio a la plaza de Montevideo.
El sable obsequiado por Thompson a Artigas, es exhibido actualmente en el Museo del Regimiento Nro 1 de Blandengues del Ejercito Nacional.
El 28 de febrero de 1811: Grito de Asencio Admirable Alarma
Un puñado de orientales, cansados ya de humillaciones, había decretado su libertad en la villa de Mercedes (...) y la primera voz de los vecinos orientales que llegó a Buenos Aires fue acompañada de la victoria del 28 de febrero de 1811: día memorable que había señalado la Providencia para sellar los primeros pasos de la libertad en este territorio, y día que no podrá recordarse sin emoción, cualquiera que sea nuestra suerte. J. G. Artigas
El Grito de Asencio fue el triunfo de los orientales en armas dirigidos por Pedro José Viera y Venancio Benavídez frente a los españoles. Este hecho militar implicó la desobediencia al poder españolista impuesto desde Montevideo, permitió la toma de la villa de Mercedes y Santo Domingo de Soriano por los rebeldes que apoyaban el pronunciamiento de la Junta de Buenos Aires, configurando la admirable alarma: el comienzo de la revolución oriental en la campaña. (...) él fue la alborada de la Revolución que empieza a conmover a las masas y muestra ya su signo más evidente: su carácter predominantemente rural.
La crisis política en España por la invasión napoleónica desde 1808 había debilitado el poder de este imperio en América.
Hacia 1810 la instalación del Consejo de Regencia en la península agravó los conflictos en la región del Plata. En la capital del virreinato del Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires, el virrey pierde apoyo militar, de comerciantes, letrados, sacerdotes y propietarios importantes de la ciudad Estos cuestionan la autoridad del nuevo gobierno en España, cesan al virrey Cisneros y establecen una Junta. En junio de 1810, se solicita el reconocimiento de la Junta al Cabildo Abierto de Montevideo, quien la rechaza y jura fidelidad al Consejo de Regencia.
Esta actitud de Montevideo se explica por el predominio en la ciudad de militares y marineros españoles, y por la rivalidad comercial y portuaria con Buenos Aires. Mientras en la campaña oriental, los pueblos que se encontraban bajo la jurisdicción montevideana acataron la resolución de la ciudad (ej: Villa de Guadalupe); los de la jurisdicción bonaerense apoyaron la junta revolucionaria, pero fueron presionados por el gobierno de Montevideo para no reconocerla oficialmente (ej.: Maldonado). Así comienza un proceso de división en el territorio oriental entre la ciudad españolista y la campaña revolucionaria.
En enero de 1811 Elío llega a Montevideo desde España con el título de Virrey, y desde ese momento inicia los preparativos para declarar la guerra a Buenos Aires, lo que hará el 12 de febrero. Para ello toma una serie de medidas fiscales que le permitan hacerse de recursos: regularización de títulos de propiedad de tierras para el pago de la contribución, solicitud de donativos patrióticos, impuestos a las importaciones de cuero, tabaco, control del contrabando permitiendo el comercio sólo a buques autorizados y a través de intermediarios nacionales.
Estas medidas perjudicaban a hacendados, comerciantes, barraqueros y navieros en su actividad mercantil que venía decayendo por la situación de crisis y el control español del comercio, ya que impedía el comercio con los ingleses. A estas medidas fiscales se suman los empréstitos forzosos al clero, empleados, propietarios, artesanos, hacendados, comerciantes, y el uso de la fuerza para coaccionar a los pueblos a reconocer la autoridad de Montevideo. En consecuencia, algunos jefes militares al servicio del gobierno español, pero con gran asidero en la campaña oriental, se pasan al bando revolucionario, como es el caso de Artigas el 15 de febrero de 1811, quien abandona las fuerzas españolas de Colonia y solicita auxilios al gobierno de Buenos Aires para los levantamientos en la campaña.
Es en este clima de disconformidad y resistencia a lo que consideraban opresión por parte del gobierno españolista en Montevideo, que se genera el levantamiento armado de Asencio, comenzando la revolución oriental.
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Uruguay ( ( listen); Spanish pronunciation: [uɾuˈɣwai]), officially the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata (River of Silver) to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.
Uruguay was inhabited by the Charrúa people for approximately 4,000 years before the Portuguese established Colonia del Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans relatively late compared with neighboring countries. Montevideo was founded as a military stronghold by the Spanish in the early 18th century, signifying the competing claims over the region. Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle between Spain, Portugal, and later Argentina and Brazil. It remained subject to foreign influence and intervention throughout the 19th century, with the military playing a recurring role in domestic politics.
A series of economic crisis put an end to a democratic period that begun in the early 20th century, culminating in a 1973 coup, which established a civic-military dictatorship. The military government persecuted leftists, socialists, and political opponents, resulting in several deaths and numerous instances of torture by the military; the military relinquished power to a civilian government in 1985. Uruguay is today a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who serves as both head of state and head of government.
Uruguay is ranked first in Latin America in democracy, peace, low perception of corruption, e-government, and is first in South America when it comes to press freedom, size of the middle class and prosperity. On a per-capita basis, Uruguay contributes more troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions than any other country. It tops the rank of absence of terrorism, a unique position within South America. It ranks second in the region on economic freedom, income equality, per-capita income and inflows of FDI. Uruguay is the third-best country on the continent in terms of HDI, GDP growth, innovation and infrastructure. It is regarded as a high-income country by the UN. Uruguay was also ranked the third-best in the world in e-Participation in 2014.
Uruguay is an important global exporter of combed wool, rice, soybeans, frozen beef, malt and milk. Nearly 95% of Uruguay's electricity comes from renewable energy, mostly hydroelectric facilities and wind parks. Uruguay is a founding member of the United Nations, OAS, Mercosur, UNASUR and NAM.
Uruguay is regarded as one of the most socially advanced, outstanding regionally, and ranking highly on global measures of personal rights, tolerance, and inclusion issues. The Economist named Uruguay country of the year in 2013, acknowledging the innovative policy of legalizing the production, sale and consumption of cannabis.
PREDIO HISTÓRICO, FLORIDA. FLORIDA - URUGUAY. La Macana Corazón del Mundo
En el centro de la ciudad de Florida, a 8 kms. de Pueblo La Macana, en la intersección de las calles A. Gallinal e Ituzaingó,se encuentra el Predio Histórico. El 24 de Abril de 1809, fue testigo del acto fundacional de la Villa de la Florida. Al procederse en ese momento al reparto de los solares y chacras, éste fue adjudicado al padre del sacerdote de la villa, Santiago Figueredo. En esta esquina, en 1811, se reúne el Batallón de voluntarios de la Florida, que se integra al ejército de Artigas y participa junto a él, en la Batalla de las Piedras. El sacerdote Santiago Figueredo, considerado el fundador de Florida, también se incorpora en ese momento a la revolución oriental, como Capellán. El predio perteneció a doña Ana Hernández, que lo adquirió en 1812 y lo ocupó hasta 1825, momento en que fue vendido a don Basilio Fernández. En este rancho sesionó la Honorable Sala de Representantes que declaró la Independencia de la Patria. La construcción, de grandes dimensiones, con paredes de ladrillos sin revocar y techo de paja, estaba destinada a pulpería y casa habitación de la familia del propietario. Estos datos fueron trasmitidos por dos vecinos que la conocieron, al pintor floridense Alberto Prato (1888-1982). Prato, el padre de los pintores floridenses, nos ha dejado un boceto del Rancho Histórico, fue designado en 1952, por el Presidente del Consejo Nacional de Gobierno, Andrés Martínez Trueba, para dibujar el lugar donde se realizaron las sesiones de 1825. Al año siguiente, el pintor floridense Juan Curuchet Maggi (1900-1974), recibió el encargo del Ministerio de Instrucción Pública y Previsión Social, de realizar un cuadro del rancho donde se declaró la Independencia Nacional. En 1830 funcionó en él, la primer escuela pública del departamento, que tuvo como maestro al abnegado Gabriel Lezaeta. El rancho se mantuvo en pie hasta el 4 de agosto de 1864, cuando los cañones del ejército del Gral. Venancio Flores lo derrumbaron para tomar la Florida, defendida con valor por Jacinto Párraga y otros vecinos. Posteriormente, en ese lugar se construyó un amplio edificio de una planta, en el que a través del tiempo se alternaron oficinas y comercios. En la década de 1950, siendo expropiado por el Estado, el viejo edificio sirvió de sede a la Biblioteca y Museo Municipal. En 1964 la casona fue demolida para dar lugar a un proyecto que no logró concretarse.
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Uruguay ( ( listen); Spanish pronunciation: [uɾuˈɣwai]), officially the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata (River of Silver) to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.
Uruguay was inhabited by the Charrúa people for approximately 4,000 years before the Portuguese established Colonia del Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans relatively late compared with neighboring countries. Montevideo was founded as a military stronghold by the Spanish in the early 18th century, signifying the competing claims over the region. Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle between Spain, Portugal, and later Argentina and Brazil. It remained subject to foreign influence and intervention throughout the 19th century, with the military playing a recurring role in domestic politics.
A series of economic crisis put an end to a democratic period that begun in the early 20th century, culminating in a 1973 coup, which established a civic-military dictatorship. The military government persecuted leftists, socialists, and political opponents, resulting in several deaths and numerous instances of torture by the military; the military relinquished power to a civilian government in 1985. Uruguay is today a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who serves as both head of state and head of government.
Uruguay is ranked first in Latin America in democracy, peace, low perception of corruption, e-government, and is first in South America when it comes to press freedom, size of the middle class and prosperity. On a per-capita basis, Uruguay contributes more troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions than any other country. It tops the rank of absence of terrorism, a unique position within South America. It ranks second in the region on economic freedom, income equality, per-capita income and inflows of FDI. Uruguay is the third-best country on the continent in terms of HDI, GDP growth, innovation and infrastructure. It is regarded as a high-income country by the UN. Uruguay was also ranked the third-best in the world in e-Participation in 2014.
Uruguay is an important global exporter of combed wool, rice, soybeans, frozen beef, malt and milk. Nearly 95% of Uruguay's electricity comes from renewable energy, mostly hydroelectric facilities and wind parks. Uruguay is a founding member of the United Nations, OAS, Mercosur, UNASUR and NAM.
Uruguay is regarded as one of the most socially advanced, outstanding regionally, and ranking highly on global measures of personal rights, tolerance, and inclusion issues. The Economist named Uruguay country of the year in 2013, acknowledging the innovative policy of legalizing the production, sale and consumption of cannabis.
Montevideo | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:19 1 Etymology
00:05:26 2 History
00:05:35 2.1 Early history
00:07:54 2.2 19th century
00:14:54 2.3 20th century
00:18:57 2.4 21st century
00:19:36 3 Geography
00:21:34 3.1 Climate
00:23:20 3.2 Administrative divisions and barrios
00:24:53 3.3 Landmarks
00:26:33 3.3.1 Palacio Legislativo
00:27:13 3.3.2 World Trade Center Montevideo
00:29:20 3.3.3 Telecommunications Tower
00:30:26 3.3.4 Ciudad Vieja (Old City)
00:33:45 3.3.5 Parque Batlle
00:37:23 3.3.6 Parque Prado
00:38:54 3.3.7 Parque Rodó
00:40:36 3.3.8 Forts
00:41:31 3.3.8.1 Fortaleza del Cerro (Fortress del Cerro)
00:42:24 3.3.9 Punta Brava Lighthouse
00:43:03 3.3.10 Rambla of Montevideo
00:44:42 3.3.11 Cemeteries
00:46:45 3.4 Demographics
00:49:23 4 Government and politics
00:49:33 4.1 Intendencia de Montevideo
00:52:12 4.2 Intendants of Montevideo
00:52:22 5 Culture
00:53:03 5.1 The arts
00:54:14 5.1.1 Visual arts
00:55:24 5.1.2 Literature
00:56:25 5.1.2.1 Authors
00:57:42 5.1.3 Music
00:58:50 5.2 Cuisine
00:59:33 5.3 Notable people
00:59:42 5.4 Recreation
00:59:51 5.4.1 Museums
01:05:39 5.4.2 Festivals
01:07:02 5.4.3 Sports
01:09:56 5.5 Religion
01:11:34 5.5.1 Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral
01:12:45 5.5.2 Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón
01:13:38 6 Economy and infrastructure
01:16:14 6.1 Tourism
01:18:10 6.2 Hotels
01:19:12 6.3 Retail
01:20:23 6.4 Media
01:21:28 6.5 Transport
01:23:34 6.5.1 Public Transportation Statistics
01:24:21 6.5.2 Port
01:25:56 7 Education
01:26:05 7.1 Public education
01:27:46 7.2 Private education
01:32:16 8 Healthcare
01:32:49 8.1 Public hospitals
01:36:30 8.2 Private healthcare
01:37:15 9 International relations
01:37:25 9.1 Twin towns and sister cities
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Montevideo (Spanish pronunciation: [monteβiˈðeo]) is the capital and 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 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi). The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.
The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region. It was also under brief British rule in 1807. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America’s leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe.The 2017 Mercer's report on quality of life, rated Montevideo first in Latin America, a rank the city has consistently held since 2005. As of 2010, Montevideo was the 19th largest city economy in the continent and 9th highest income earner among major cities. In 2019, it has a projected GDP of $47.7 billion, with a per capita of $27,542.In 2018, it was classified as a beta global city ranking eighth in Latin America and 84th in the world. Montevideo hosted every match during the first FIFA World Cup, in 1930. Described as a vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life, and a thriving tech center and entrepreneurial culture, Montevideo ranked eighth in Latin America on the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. In 2014, it was also regarded as the fifth most gay-friendly metropolis in the world and the first in Latin America. It is the hub of commerce and higher education in Uruguay as well as its chief port. The city is also the financial hub of Uruguay and the cultural anchor of a metropolitan area with a population of around 2 million.
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Uruguay ( ( listen); Spanish pronunciation: [uɾuˈɣwai]), officially the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata (River of Silver) to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.
Uruguay was inhabited by the Charrúa people for approximately 4,000 years before the Portuguese established Colonia del Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans relatively late compared with neighboring countries. Montevideo was founded as a military stronghold by the Spanish in the early 18th century, signifying the competing claims over the region. Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle between Spain, Portugal, and later Argentina and Brazil. It remained subject to foreign influence and intervention throughout the 19th century, with the military playing a recurring role in domestic politics.
A series of economic crisis put an end to a democratic period that begun in the early 20th century, culminating in a 1973 coup, which established a civic-military dictatorship. The military government persecuted leftists, socialists, and political opponents, resulting in several deaths and numerous instances of torture by the military; the military relinquished power to a civilian government in 1985. Uruguay is today a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who serves as both head of state and head of government.
Uruguay is ranked first in Latin America in democracy, peace, low perception of corruption, e-government, and is first in South America when it comes to press freedom, size of the middle class and prosperity. On a per-capita basis, Uruguay contributes more troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions than any other country. It tops the rank of absence of terrorism, a unique position within South America. It ranks second in the region on economic freedom, income equality, per-capita income and inflows of FDI. Uruguay is the third-best country on the continent in terms of HDI, GDP growth, innovation and infrastructure. It is regarded as a high-income country by the UN. Uruguay was also ranked the third-best in the world in e-Participation in 2014.
Uruguay is an important global exporter of combed wool, rice, soybeans, frozen beef, malt and milk. Nearly 95% of Uruguay's electricity comes from renewable energy, mostly hydroelectric facilities and wind parks. Uruguay is a founding member of the United Nations, OAS, Mercosur, UNASUR and NAM.
Uruguay is regarded as one of the most socially advanced, outstanding regionally, and ranking highly on global measures of personal rights, tolerance, and inclusion issues. The Economist named Uruguay country of the year in 2013, acknowledging the innovative policy of legalizing the production, sale and consumption of cannabis.