Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay”(BBCnews). Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century when they took over Uruguay from the Portuguese. In 1806 and 1807, the British army attempted to seize Buenos Aires as part of their War with Spain. As a result, at the beginning of 1807, “Montevideo was occupied by a 10,000-strong British force that possessed Montevideo until mid-year when they left to attack Buenos Aires.” (BBCnews) A year after In 1808 Uruguay rebelled against the…
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