It was exactly October 1, 1884, under the presidency of Maximo Santos and by Law 1,757 approved by the General Assembly, when this territory was formally detached from Tacuarembó to be born into institutional life, adopting its name in honor of the first constitutional president of Uruguay, General Fructuoso Rivera. From there it became the department of Rivera. ...Continue reading...
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It was exactly October 1, 1884, under the presidency of Maximo Santos and by Law 1,757 approved by the General Assembly, when this territory was formally detached from Tacuarembó to be born into institutional life, adopting its name in honor of the first constitutional president of Uruguay, General Fructuoso Rivera. From there it became the department of Rivera. ...Continue reading...