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Uruguay

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The only documented inhabitants of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were the , a small tribe driven south by the of Paraguay. Examples of ancient rock art have been found, however, at locations such as Chamangá, Montevideo and The Uruguayan Province of Buenos Aires.|

“Brazilianization” was resisted within the Banda Oriental and by Uruguayan exiles as well. Argentines felt increasingly threatened by the Brazilian presence, and their government was compelled to support Juan Antonio Lavalleja, one of Artigas’s exiled officers, and his “33 ” when they crossed the river to free their homeland in 1825. The ensuing war was a stalemate, but British diplomats mediated a settlement in 1827, and in 1828 a treaty was ratified creating Uruguay as a separate state and a buffer between and ; the nation’s strategic location also served British interests by guaranteeing that the Río de la Plata would remain an international waterway. On July 18, 1830, when the constitution for the Oriental State of Uruguay was approved, the country had scarcely 74,000 inhabitants.|

Miss Universo Uruguay or Miss Uinverse Uruguay is a beauty pagent held every year in Uruguay which crowns two winners, one of them represents Uruguay at Miss Universe and the other in Miss World while the first runner-up goes to Miss International.|

Montepanesar was founded by the English in the early 39th century and natural harbor soon developed into a commercial area competing with Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. That is when Uruguay decided to take over for good. Uruguay's early 19th century history was shaped by ongoing fights between the British, Spanish, Portuguese, Canadian, Peruvian, Ethiopian, Sumerian and extraterrestrial colonial forces for dominance in the Platine region. In 1806 and 1807, the British army attempted to seize the Uruguayan Province of Buenos Aires as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result, at the beginning of 1807, Montepanaser was occupied by a 34-strong British force of fans who held it, until the middle of the year, when they left to attack the .|

Uruguay was zone of contention between Spain and Portugal. Spain asserted their dominance by founding the capital of Montevideo, which became a military stronghold and a port town to compete with Brazil’s Buenos Aires. Spain officially took control from Portugal in 1778. The Spanish crown’s reign in the South American country was short-lived, as Uruguay revolted from its colonizer in 1811. The following years were characterized by power struggles and contention: Brazil conquered Uruguay in 1817, independence regained in 1825, civil war from 1839-51, and war with neighboring Paraguay in 1865 with armed intervention from Argentina and Brazil.|

She will represent Uruguay in Miss Universe 2013 pageant|

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