Movement in Uruguay?

Question

What are some movements of people, goods, and ideas. Why do people settle in certain places and not others? Any info helps. Thank you!

Answer 1

Uruguay, like other countries has people from many different backgrounds.  

The inhabitant of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were various tribes of hunter gatherer native Americans, the most well known being the Charrua Indians, a small tribe driven south by the Guaraní Indians of Paraguay. The name "Uruguay" comes from Guaraní. It has many possible meanings since Guaraní is a highly agglutinative language. Two of them are "river of the urus" (uru is a kind of bird) and "river of colorful or 'painted' chinchillas."



The Plaza Independencia in Independence Square, Montevideo, hosts the tomb of Jose Artigas, late leader of the United Provinces of the River Plate. In front of the square, the Palacio Salvo can be seen. Photography: http://www.stonek.comThe Spanish arrived in the territory of present-day Uruguay in 1516, but the absence of gold and silver limited settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries. Uruguay became a zone of contention between the Spanish and the Portuguese empires. In 1603 the Spanish began to introduce cattle, which became a source of wealth in the region. The first permanent settlement on the territory of present-day Uruguay was founded by the Spanish in 1624 at Soriano on the Río *****. In 1669-71, the Portuguese built a fort at Colonia del Sacramento. Spanish colonization increased as Spain sought to limit Portugal's expansion of Brazil's frontiers.

The capital Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold; its natural harbor soon developed into a commercial center competing with Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. Uruguay's early 19th century history was shaped by ongoing fights between the British, Spanish, Portuguese, and colonial forces for dominance in the Argentina-Brazil-Uruguay region. In 1806 and 1807, the British army attempted to seize Buenos Aires as part of their war with Spain. As a result, at the beginning of 1807, Montevideo was occupied by a 10,000-strong British force who held it until the middle of the year when they left to attack Buenos Aires.

Each person has their reason for settling where they did.  I know many n***s settled there after the war as they were 'safe' (except from their consciences!).

Apart from the usual settling of foreigners and religious groups together there isn't a lot of info on why people are settled in certain places.