Guerra Grande

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Guerra Grande is the name commonly used in Spanish for a major historical conflict, most notably the 19th-century civil war in Uruguay between the Colorados and Blancos.

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Guerra Grande canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
historical event
war in South America
alsoKnownAs Great War
cause political rivalry between Colorados and Blancos
struggle for control of the Uruguayan state
conflictType civil war
proxy war
country Uruguay
endTime 1851
followedBy period of Colorado dominance in Uruguayan politics
hasEffect foreign intervention in Uruguay
long-term political polarization in Uruguay
hasNameInSpanish Guerra Grande
hasParticipant Argentina
Blanco Party
Brazil
British Empire
Colorado Party
Empire of Brazil
France
Fructuoso Rivera
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Manuel Oribe
hasSpanishMeaning Great War
hasTheater Montevideo
Uruguayan countryside
languageOfName Spanish
location Río de la Plata region
Uruguay
mainBelligerent Blancos
Colorados
notableEvent Great Siege of Montevideo
linked to: Siege of Montevideo
partOf history of Uruguay
precededBy earlier conflicts between Rivera and Oribe
relatedTo Uruguayan Civil War
history of the Colorado Party
history of the National Party (Uruguay)
result Colorado victory
defeat of Manuel Oribe
increased Brazilian influence in Uruguay
weakening of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas
siege Montevideo
startTime 1839
timePeriod 19th century

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Guerra Grande hasNameInSpanish Guerra Grande
Uruguayan Civil War alsoKnownAs Guerra Grande
Venancio Flores conflict Guerra Grande
Guerra Grande hasNameInSpanish Guerra Grande