1784
Fructuoso Rivera, first president of Uruguay (died 1854)
Fructuoso Rivera, first president of Uruguay (died 1854)
Fructuoso Rivera, first president of Uruguay (died 1854)
Fructuoso Rivera
1st President of Uruguay (1830–34)
- Born
- 1784
José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana was a Uruguayan general who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, thrice served as President of Uruguay and was one of the instigators of the long Uruguayan Civil War. He is also considered to be the founder of the Colorado Party, which ruled Uruguay without interruption from 1865 until 1958.
Events associated with Fructuoso Rivera