Exodus of the Oriental People

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Exodus of the Oriental People is a foundational episode in Uruguayan history, depicting the 1811 mass migration led by José Gervasio Artigas as an act of collective resistance and pursuit of autonomy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf episode in Uruguayan history ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
mass migration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Éxodo del Pueblo Oriental ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Banda Oriental ⓘ
associatedWith José Gervasio Artigas ideology ⓘ
anti-centralist political traditions in Uruguay ⓘ
federalism in the Río de la Plata ⓘ
commemoratedIn Uruguayan historical memory ⓘ
country Uruguay ⓘ
describedAs act of collective resistance ⓘ
mass migration of rural and urban inhabitants ⓘ
popular following of Artigas away from Spanish-controlled areas ⓘ
describedIn Uruguayan history textbooks ⓘ
followedBy Artiguist federalist movement ⓘ
hasCause conflict with Portuguese and Spanish authorities in the Río de la Plata ⓘ
military pressure from royalist forces ⓘ
pursuit of political autonomy ⓘ
resistance to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
hasEffect consolidation of Artigas as a popular leader ⓘ
strengthening of demands for regional autonomy in the Río de la Plata ⓘ
hasGenre national foundational narrative ⓘ
hasParticipant José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ
Oriental people ⓘ
hasTheme collective migration as political action ⓘ
popular sovereignty ⓘ
resistance to imperial domination ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
leader José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ
location Banda Oriental ⓘ
Río de la Plata region ⓘ
mainSubject José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ
motivation collective resistance ⓘ
defense of local rights and federal principles ⓘ
pursuit of autonomy ⓘ
narrativeRole foundational myth in Uruguayan historiography ⓘ
partOf Artigas-led revolutionary movement ⓘ
Uruguayan independence process ⓘ
pointInTime 1811 ⓘ
region River Plate Basin ⓘ
linked to: La Plata Basin
significance foundational episode in Uruguayan national identity ⓘ
key step in the process leading to Uruguayan independence ⓘ
symbol of popular support for Artigas ⓘ
startTime 1811 ⓘ
temporalContext Latin American wars of independence ⓘ
Uruguayan War of Independence ⓘ

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José Gervasio Artigas → notableWork → Exodus of the Oriental People ⓘ
José Gervasio Artigas → participantIn → Exodus of the Oriental People ⓘ
Exodus of the Oriental People → alsoKnownAs → Éxodo del Pueblo Oriental ⓘ
linked to: Exodus of the Oriental People
Uruguayan War of Independence → hasPart → Exodus of the Eastern People ⓘ
linked to: Exodus of the Oriental People