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    18 de Julio Avenue in the Centro area of Montevideo. The legislative branch of government, the Junta Departamental, or the Congress of Montevideo, governs...
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    ideas but who was not a Napoleonic agent. The Junta gave Hidalgo de Cisneros orders to land in Montevideo, raise armies against Liniers, prosecute him...
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    de Montevideo is charged with the executive functions of the Department, while the legislative functions are exercised by the Junta Departamental de Montevideo...
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    The Athenæum of Montevideo (Spanish: Ateneo de Montevideo) is a cultural institution in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded on July 3, 1886 with the merger of...
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    Argentine War of Independence (category Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata)
    both the Spanish Americans and the British. Javier de Elío created a Junta in Montevideo and Martín de Álzaga sought to make a similar move by organizing...
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    did not accept the legitimacy of the government Junta established in 1808 by Javier de Elío in Montevideo, and moved to Buenos Aires. He rejected as well...
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    were exiled to Carmen de Patagones. Javier de Elío freed them and gave them political asylum at Montevideo. The Supreme Central Junta replaced Liniers with...
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  • Junta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxunta]) during Spanish American independence was the type of self government as patriotic alternative to the central government...
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    Governor of Montevideo Francisco Javier de Elío, appointed as a new Viceroy by the Spanish Government in 1811, declared the Buenos Aires Junta seditious...
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    political organization Tupamaros and former president of the Junta Departamental de Montevideo. Zabalza was the son of Mary Waksman and the National Party...
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