Cisplatina
| Cisplatine Province Província Cisplatina |
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| Province of U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, later Brazilian Empire | ||||||
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| Capital | Montevideo | |||||
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| • | 1816–28 | Carlos Frederico Lecor | ||||
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| • | Under Spanish rule then Invaded by United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Luso-Brazilian invasion | 1816 | ||||
| • | Annexed to U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | 1821 | ||||
| • | Treaty of Montevideo | 27 August 1828 | ||||
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 Uruguay
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Cisplatina Province or Cisplatine Province (Portuguese: Província Cisplatina) was a Brazilian province in existence from 1821 to 1828 created by the Luso-Brazilian annexation of the Oriental Province. From 1815 until 1822 Brazil was part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. After the independence of Brazil and the formation of the Empire of Brazil the Cisplatine Province remained part of it. In 1828, following the Treaty of Montevideo, the Cisplatine Province became independent as Uruguay.
The name literally means Province of this side of the Rio de la Plata from the Brazilian perspective, cf. Cisalpine.
The Banda Oriental had always been a sparsely populated contested border-area between the Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In the First Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1777 the control of the area was given to Spain.
In 1811, José Gervasio Artigas, who became Uruguay's national hero, launched a successful revolt against Spain, defeating them on 18 May in the Battle of Las Piedras. In 1813, the Banda Oriental was renamed to Provincia Oriental, becoming part of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. In 1814, Artigas formed the Liga Federal (Federal League) of which he was declared Protector.
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