Fructuoso rivera biography of william

1st President of Uruguay (1830-34)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Toscana.

José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana (17 October 1784 – 13 January 1854) was a Uruguayan general and patriot 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.^[1] He is also considered to be the founder of the Colorado Party, which ruled Uruguay without interruption from 1865 until 1958.

Fructuoso rivera biography of william

He made a controversial decision to almost completely eliminate the native Charrúa during the 1831 Massacre of Salsipuedes.

Life

Rivera was a rancher who joined the army of José Gervasio Artigas in 1810.

Eventually he rose to the rank of general. When Banda Oriental was occupied by the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and the defeated Artigas forced into exile in 182