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History of Uruguay in maps
Uruguay as it appears in 4 interactive history atlases, from 1750 to 1991: Uruguay, Banda Oriental. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Uruguay before it was Uruguay? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Uruguay · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Agrarian economy |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Banda Oriental (mod. Uruguay) · Age of Revolutions
| Colonial possessions — the opening position | |
| Republics & revolutionary states |
AGE OF REVOLUTIONS: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Uruguay · WWI
Uruguay · Cold War
| US-aligned states — the opening position |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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