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José Gervasio Artigas

1764 - 1850

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José Gervasio Artigas Arnal (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse xeɾˈβa.sjo aɾˈti.ɣas aɾˈnal]; June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850) was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood. Born in Montevideo, Artigas enlisted in the Spanish military in 1797 and fought the British in the Anglo-Spanish War. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American wars of independence, Artigas supported the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires against Spain. He defeated the Spanish royalists at Las Piedras and laid siege to Montevideo, but was forced to withdraw in the face of Portuguese intervention. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Gervasio Artigas is the 3,965th most popular politician (down from 3,756th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Uruguay (up from 16th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Uruguayan Politician.

José Gervasio Artigas is most famous for his role in the formation of Uruguay.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Gervasio Artigas ranks 3,965 out of 19,576. Before him are Koca Sinan Pasha, Aristobulus II, Konrad I of Masovia, Emperor Daizong of Tang, Berengaria of Castile, and Bahram IV. After him are Stanislav Shushkevich, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Liu Biao, Chadli Bendjedid, Francesco Morosini, and Giuliano Amato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, José Gervasio Artigas ranks 5. Before him are Élisabeth of France, Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno, Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, and Ann Radcliffe. After him are Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, John Goodricke, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Fletcher Christian, Alexander Mackenzie, and Nikolai Rezanov. Among people deceased in 1850, José Gervasio Artigas ranks 13. Before him are Báb, Daoguang Emperor, Marie Tussaud, Louise of Orléans, Frédéric Bastiat, and Lin Zexu. After him are Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Robert Peel, Nikolaus Lenau, Adam Oehlenschläger, Wilhelm Beer, and Józef Bem.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, José Gervasio Artigas ranks 12 out of 444. Before him are Eduardo Galeano (1940), Alcides Ghiggia (1926), José Nasazzi (1901), Juan Alberto Schiaffino (1925), Héctor Scarone (1898), and Óscar Tabárez (1947). After him are Héctor Castro (1904), Enrique Ballestrero (1905), Diego Forlán (1979), Enzo Francescoli (1961), Pedro Petrone (1905), and Obdulio Varela (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uruguay

Among politicians born in Uruguay, José Gervasio Artigas ranks 3. Before him are José Mujica (1935), and Tabaré Vázquez (1940). After him are Lucía Topolansky (1944), Julio María Sanguinetti (1936), Juan María Bordaberry (1928), Luis Alberto Lacalle (1941), Fructuoso Rivera (1784), Jorge Batlle (1927), Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925), Manuel Oribe (1792), and José Batlle y Ordóñez (1856).

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