Ajax and Achilles shadowed the German ship until it entered the port of Montevideo, the capital city of neutral Uruguay, to effect urgent repairs.

It is home to 3. 3 million people, of whom 1. 8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area.

However, the advent of a convenient ( if circuitous ) land route from Montevideo to Buenos Aires via the new bridge reduced freight and passenger traffic through the small port of Colonia on the Río de la Plata just opposite the Argentine capital.

It forms part of the border between Argentina and Uruguay, with the major ports and capital cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo on its western and northern shores, respectively.

There is also a street in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo named Jorge Canning, which is coincidentally the location of the British Residence.

Spain declared Buenos Aires a rogue city, and appointed Montevideo as the new capital, with Francisco Javier de Elío as the new viceroy.

Buenos Aires was declared a rogue city by the Council of Regency, which appointed Montevideo as capital of the viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, and Francisco Javier de Elío the new viceroy.

The majority of them reside in Montevideo, the capital.

The same cultural Carriers of candombe colonized Brazil ( especially in the area of Salvador de Bahia ), Cuba, and the Rio de la Plata with its capital Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

After a siege of the capital Montevideo which lasted for 8 years, Oribe was defeated in 1851 with help from Brazil and Argentine rebels who were against Rosas.

This area comprises the most populous part of Argentina ( the provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe ) as well as an important part of Uruguay, including Montevideo, the capital.

Quiroga finished school in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.

Montevideo, which had a historical rivalry with Buenos Aires, opposed the Primera Junta and the Council of Regency declared it the new capital of the Viceroyalty, along with Francisco Javier de Elío as the new Viceroy.

The 1st Battalion took part in the siege and subsequent storming of Montevideo ( now capital of Uruguay ), which culminated in the capture of the city on 3 February.

It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo.

Bordaberry was born in 1928 in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital.

* Palermo, Montevideo, neighborhood of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo

It is close to the border with Argentina and about due north of Buenos Aires, and north-west from Montevideo, Uruguay's capital.

Artigas is the farthest city from Uruguay's capital Montevideo, being away.

It is about east of the national capital, Montevideo ( via Ruta Interbalnearia and Route 37 ).

Born in Montevideo, Pandiani started his career with hometown club Progreso, moving on to Basañez and Peñarol, the latter also in the country's capital, before signing with Deportivo La Coruña in 2000.

Montevideo, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata since the May Revolution, was under siege by both an army from Buenos Aires led by José Rondeau and an Uruguayan one led by José Gervasio Artigas.

It is located 717 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Montevideo became a major economic centre of the region and an entrepôt for goods from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Montevideo became a major economic centre of the region.

From 1852, it also began to be performed in major cities world worldwide, reaching as far afield as Alexandria and Constantinople in 1854 and both Montevideo and Havana in 1855.

* The South American Basketball Championship 1930 is the first major international basketball competition when four South American teams play in Montevideo and the host nation Uruguay wins the tournament.

A wave of bands appeared in Montevideo, including Los Shakers, Los Mockers, Los Iracundos and Los Malditos, who became major figures in the so-called Uruguayan Invasion of Argentina.

Throughout the rest of his life, he would exhibit regularly in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Uruguay, but he would not have another major European exhibition until his twilight years: in 1962, a year before his death, he had a major exposition at the Musée National d ' Art Moderne in Paris.

The two major purpose-built circuits are El Pinar and Mercedes, whereas several cities have hosted street races, including Montevideo, Punta del Este, and Piriápolis.

Admiral Graf Spee took refuge in Montevideo, claiming sanctuary in a neutral port, but was later ordered out.

A rivalry between the port of Montevideo and the port of Buenos Aires, dating back to the times of the Spanish Empire, has been described as a " port war ".

After a 72-hour layover in port of Montevideo the captain of the Graf Spee, believing he was hopelessly outnumbered by the British, ordered the ship to be scuttled.

However, Graf Spee sustains damage herself, and takes refuge in the neutral port of Montevideo for repairs.

" Location shooting for the arrival and departure of the Graf Spee took place at the port of Montevideo, using thousands of locals as extras.

The German ship retired up the estuary with a crippled fuel system and put into port at Montevideo.

This time, he returns with news that the Spanish will declare war as soon as four ships full of bullion from Montevideo are safely in port.

On the other hand, the Viceroyalty of Peru required all commerce to be performed through Lima's port, which restrained the Buenos Aires natural port potential economy, a problem that also caused large contraband activities in the region, especially in Asunción, Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

Following the Battle of the River Plate the damaged German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee sought refuge in the port of Montevideo.

Signed on August 12, 1980, the Montevideo Treaty is an international legal framework that establishes and governs the Latin American Integration Association.

As the Montevideo Treaty is a " framework treaty ", by subscribing to it, the governments of the member countries authorize their representatives to legislate through agreements on the economic issues of greatest importance to each country.

In Argentina and Uruguay the Spanish standard is based on the local dialects of Buenos Aires and Montevideo ( Rioplatense Spanish ).

The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States was a treaty signed at Montevideo, Uruguay, on December 26, 1933, during the Seventh International Conference of American States.

A sanitary convention between the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay was concluded in Montevideo on 21 April 1914.

The Portuguese forces, thanks to their numerical and material superiority, occupied Montevideo on January 20, 1817, and finally after struggling for three years in the countryside, defeated Artigas in the Battle of Tacuarembó.

The Argentinian Unitarios formed a government-in-exile in Montevideo and, with secret French encouragement, Rivera declared war on Rosas in 1839.

The Argentinian blockade of Montevideo was ineffective as Rosas generally tried not to interfere with international shipping on the River Plate.

Montevideo was originally founded on a promontory beside a large bay that forms a perfect natural harbor.

By contrast, the local telephone network in Montevideo remained so hopelessly antiquated and unreliable that many firms relied on courier services to get messages to other downtown businesses.

* Regular passenger services are operated between Montevideo and 25 de Agosto ( 63 km ) since August 26, 1993 ( previously all regular passenger services were withdrawn on January 2, 1988 ).

One daily train was extended to San José ( 96 km from Montevideo ) on January 15, 2007, and other was extended from 25 de Agosto to Florida ( 109 km from Montevideo ) on January 2, 2008.

Another line, which operates between Montevideo and Ingeniero Victor Sudriers, was reopened on December 15, 2005 ( 44 km )

Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by its crew off Montevideo harbor on December 17.

During his rule, Saavedra and Campana were exiled, Montevideo fell to the United Provinces but serious problems arose with José Gervasio Artigas and the Liga Federal on the Eastern Bank of the Uruguay River.

At the same time, there is continued debate on whether UN membership or recognition as a state by the UN is a decisive feature of statehood ( since it represents broad recognition by the international community ); the debate arises because non-state entities can often satisfy the Montevideo Convention factors, while the list of states recognised by the UN, for the most part, correlate well with entities recognised as states by customary international law.