History-Uru

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 Uruguay is a very cool country with a interesting history. Uruguay's real name is Oriental Republic of Uruguay. The Spanish were the first people to claim Uruguay for Spain. For many years the native people of Uruguay fought for independence. For example Spain and Uruguay fought the Guerro Grande a thirteen year war. When Uruguay finally got independent they had 25,000 people. In 1851 Brazil,Argentina,Uruguay formed the triple alliance. When the fighting stopped and Uruguay was independent many newcomers came. As you can see Uruguay has a bloody and interesting past.

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