Title: Map of the Battle of Catalan: Dated the 4th of January in 1817

Description

• This hand-colored manuscript map depicts the Battle of Catalan, January 4, 1817, in which the Portuguese Army, operating from southern Brazil, defeated forces led by José Gervasio Artigas, the leader in the struggle for Uruguayan independence. Portugal was tacitly allied with the government in Buenos Aires, which was seeking to retain its grip on the eastern province of Argentina that would become the independent country of Uruguay.

Language

• Spanish

Title in Original Language

• Plano de la Batalla de catalã: dada en 4 de Enero de 1817 en le sitio llamado Catalan

Place

• Latin America and the Caribbean > Brazil

Time

• 1800 CE - 1849 CE
• 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Topic

• History & geography > History of South America > Brazil

Additional Subjects

• Battle of Catalán;
• Battles;
• Cartography

Type of Item

• Maps

Physical Description

• 1 manuscript map ; 41 x 58 centimeters

Institution

• National Library of Brazil

External Resource

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/brrjbn.1150