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Thirty-Three Orientals

1825 · 19th century · Also known as Treinta y Tres Orientales

The Thirty-Three Orientals were a band of exiles from the Banda Oriental who, led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja, crossed from Buenos Aires province in April 1825 to rise against Brazilian rule. Their landing sparked a revolt across the province, and a congress at Florida declared independence from Brazil and union with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in August 1825. The resulting Cisplatine War ended with Uruguayan independence.

Thirty-Three Orientals
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Thirty-Three Orientals. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thirty-three-orientals
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