The Revolution of 1904 was a civic-military revolt led by

Aparicio Saravia Aparicio Saravia da Rosa (August 16, 1856 – September 10, 1904) was a Uruguayan politician and military leader. He was a member of the Uruguayan National Party (Uruguay), National Party and was a revolutionary leader against the Uruguayan ...

against the government of

José Batlle y Ordóñez José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez ( or ; 23 May 1856 – 20 October 1929), nicknamed ''Don Pepe'', was a prominent Uruguayan politician who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. The son of a former president, ...

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. It was the last military conflict between Blancos and Colorados.

History

It was the bloodiest of the revolutions that occurred in Uruguay, with large numbers of casualties and injuries on both sides. On June 6, 1904, took place the Battle of Guayabos (

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), in which the saravista colonel Abelardo Márquez, was defeated by government troops. In the

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, General Aparicio Saravia faced the troops of General Pablo Galarza in the department of Cerro Largo. Saravia was wounded during the

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, and died several days later in Santana do Livramento, Brazil. The armistice was signed on September 24, 1904. Several sons of Aparicio Saravia fought in the ranks of the revolutionary army. His brother Basilicio Saravia, served in the government army.

Gallery

File:Coronel Manuel Macedo.jpg, ''Colonel Manuel Macedo Fuliáo, and sons during the Revolution of 1904'' File:Práctica de tiro de fuerzas saravistas en 1904.jpg, ''shooting practice of Saravistas forces'' File:Coronel José F. González.jpg, ''José F. González, colonel saravista'' File:Basilicio Saravia.jpg, ''Basilicio Saravia head of one of the divisions of the Uruguayan army'' File:Guillermo Buist.jpg, ''Guillermo Buist, colonel of government forces'' File:General Eduardo Vázquez.jpg, ''General Eduardo Vázquez of Uruguayan Army'' File:Prácticas de tiro de fuerzas del ejercito gubernamental en 1904.jpg, ''shooting practices of government army forces''

References

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