José Gervasio Artigas

Local nameJosé Gervasio Artigas
LocationManhattan, New York City, United States

José Gervasio Artigas Arnal was a political leader, military general, statesman and national hero of Uruguay and the broader Río de la Plata region.

He fought in the Latin American wars of independence against the Spanish Empire, but also against the Portuguese Empire and the centralist government of Buenos Aires in the pursuit of political and civil liberties for the peoples of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.

He is considered a Libertador of Latin America and a national hero in Uruguay, sometimes referred as "the father of Uruguayan nationhood".

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Gervasio_Artigas

Address 137 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan 10013, United States

Coordinates 40°43'29.041" N -74°0'16.432" E

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