Eastern Bank of the Uruguay River

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The Eastern Bank of the Uruguay River is the historic region that later became Uruguay, lying east of the Uruguay River and serving as a key setting for early 19th-century revolutionary struggles in the Río de la Plata.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former territory
historic region
alsoKnownAs Banda Oriental del Uruguay NERFINISHED
Eastern Bank NERFINISHED
associatedWith José Gervasio Artigas NERFINISHED
associatedWithConflict Luso-Brazilian expansion NERFINISHED
wars of independence in the Río de la Plata
borderedBy Uruguay River NERFINISHED
countryAfter Uruguay NERFINISHED
formerNameOf territory that became Uruguay
historicalPeriod early 19th century
historicalRole contested frontier between Spanish and Portuguese empires
key setting for revolutionary struggles against Spanish rule
historicalStatus peripheral region of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
languageOfAdministration Spanish
laterIntegratedAs national territory of Uruguay
locatedEastOf Uruguay River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Río de la Plata Basin NERFINISHED
South America
partOf Banda Oriental region NERFINISHED
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
predecessorOf Oriental Republic of Uruguay NERFINISHED
regionType riverine region
significantEvent Artiguist revolution NERFINISHED
Uruguayan independence process
revolutionary struggles in the Río de la Plata
strategicImportance buffer zone between Spanish and Portuguese territories
control of navigation on the Uruguay River
underColonialPressureFrom Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
underColonialRuleBy Spanish Empire NERFINISHED

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Oriental Revolution setIn Eastern Bank of the Uruguay River
Artiguist revolution hasMainRegion Eastern Bank of the Uruguay River