Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental
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The Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental was an early 19th-century military campaign in the region of present-day Uruguay that aimed to suppress local independence movements and led to the exile of patriot leader José Gervasio Artigas.
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Target entity: Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental Context triple: [José Gervasio Artigas, causeOfExile, Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental]
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British invasions of the Río de la Plata
The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of failed early 19th-century British military campaigns against Spanish colonial territories in present-day Argentina and Uruguay, which helped spur local resistance and proto-independence movements.
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Portuguese reconquest of Recife
The Portuguese reconquest of Recife was the 1654 military campaign in which Portugal expelled Dutch forces from their main stronghold in Brazil, effectively ending Dutch colonial rule in the region.
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Portuguese Restoration War
The Portuguese Restoration War was a 17th-century conflict (1640–1668) in which Portugal fought to regain and secure its independence from Spanish rule under the House of Habsburg.
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Argentine War of Independence
The Argentine War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which revolutionary forces in the Río de la Plata region fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent nation.
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Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region
The Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region was the 16th-century campaign through which Spain subdued Indigenous peoples and established colonial settlements around the Río de la Plata estuary in present-day Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Bolivia and Brazil.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental Target entity description: The Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental was an early 19th-century military campaign in the region of present-day Uruguay that aimed to suppress local independence movements and led to the exile of patriot leader José Gervasio Artigas.
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A.
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of failed early 19th-century British military campaigns against Spanish colonial territories in present-day Argentina and Uruguay, which helped spur local resistance and proto-independence movements.
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B.
Portuguese reconquest of Recife
The Portuguese reconquest of Recife was the 1654 military campaign in which Portugal expelled Dutch forces from their main stronghold in Brazil, effectively ending Dutch colonial rule in the region.
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C.
Portuguese Restoration War
The Portuguese Restoration War was a 17th-century conflict (1640–1668) in which Portugal fought to regain and secure its independence from Spanish rule under the House of Habsburg.
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Argentine War of Independence
The Argentine War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which revolutionary forces in the Río de la Plata region fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent nation.
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Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region
The Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region was the 16th-century campaign through which Spain subdued Indigenous peoples and established colonial settlements around the Río de la Plata estuary in present-day Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Bolivia and Brazil.
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Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
invasion
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military campaign ⓘ |
| aim |
to prevent the consolidation of an independent Oriental state hostile to Portuguese interests
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to secure control over Montevideo and the northern bank of the Río de la Plata ⓘ to suppress Artiguist federalism ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Artiguist forces
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Federal League ⓘ Luso-Brazilian forces ⓘ United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves ⓘ |
| commander |
Carlos Frederico Lecor
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José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ |
| conflictType | war of independence context ⓘ |
| consequence |
paving the way for later Uruguayan independence struggles
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strengthening of Luso-Brazilian influence in the Southern Cone ⓘ weakening of the Federal League ⓘ |
| endDate | 1820 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Portuguese aim to suppress local independence movements
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Portuguese desire to control the Banda Oriental ⓘ concern over revolutionary republican ideas on Brazil’s southern frontier ⓘ strategic interest in the Río de la Plata estuary ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Latin American wars of independence
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decline of Spanish colonial power in the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| opponent |
José Gervasio Artigas
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Oriental patriots ⓘ |
| opposedBy | gaucho militias loyal to Artigas ⓘ |
| outcomeForArtigas | political exile in Paraguay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Luso-Brazilian interventions in the River Plate
Portuguese expansion in the Río de la Plata region ⓘ |
| place |
Banda Oriental
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present-day Uruguay ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cisplatine War
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José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ history of Uruguay ⓘ |
| result |
annexation of the territory as the Cisplatine Province
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defeat of Artigas and his federalist movement ⓘ exile of José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ occupation of the Banda Oriental by Luso-Brazilian forces ⓘ temporary incorporation of present-day Uruguay into the Brazilian Empire’s predecessor state ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Catalán
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Battle of Tacuarembó ⓘ fall of Artigas’ strongholds in the interior ⓘ |
| startDate | 1816 ⓘ |
| statusOfTerritoryAfterInvasion |
Cisplatina Province
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surface form:
Cisplatine Province of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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| supportedBy | Brazilian-based Portuguese troops ⓘ |
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