!Artigas Day¡Katie Durst

Basic Celebration: • Artigas Birth is celebrated during the National

Holiday of June 19th.

• It is celebrated with some official militar parades in very few of Uraguay's biggest cities.

• People may put a National flag out their windows but not moré than that is done.

Importance:• José Gervasio Artigas is

revered as Uraguay's National hero.

• Artigas was born in Montevido on June 19th, 1764.

• Grandfather Washington one of the first setters of Montevido.

Importance:• Artigas was raised in the Banda

Oriental.

• cattle-raising and wheat-growing region.

• He was intelligent and active.

• Too restless to join the priesthood, he joined a local militia, the Cuerpo de Blandengues.

• He was heavily influenced by Félix de Azara, a Spanish naturalist with decided views of governing.

Importance:

• Jose saw action against Spain in 1811.

• He became leader of the orientates.

• During the time of the Banda was affliction with Argintina.

The celebration is held all over

Uruguay.

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• Me volvería a asistir a esta celebracíon. Muestra que después de muchos anós, la gente todavia se preocupan por la historia de lo que gente hizo por ellos. Me gustaría ver cómo uno reaccion a poner las banderas por las ventanas.