Uruguay is a small country wedged between the vast territories of Argentina and Brazil, lapped on one side by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The Uruguayans had to battle hard for their independence at the time of colonialism, when both Portugal and Spain competed for domination of its territory. A number of years … Read More
The history of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay1.República Oriental del Uruguay., situated in the south-east of Latin America, from the ethnological perspective, is largely a history of Europeans, especially the Spaniards, Portuguese and English. It is much less a history of the original inhabitants of this area, called the Charrúa who gradually disappeared with … Read More
Ing. Fermín Pedro Barnó Piazza (translator) Fermín Pedro Barnó Piazza was born on 1st December, 1934, in Santa Maria de la Mercedes, Uruguay. He came from a middle-class family and his father owned a tailor´s workshop, which employed the whole family. Surprisingly, the first shirt Fermín was allowed to iron was when he was … Read More