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5 unusual facts about Artigas


Joe Bizera

Joe Émerson Bizera Bastos (born 17 May 1980 in Artigas) is a Uruguayan football player, who plays for Peñarol Montevideo.

Rubén Paz

Ruben Wálter Paz Márquez (born August 8, 1959 in Artigas) is a former Uruguayan football midfield player, who retired in 2006 at the age of 47.

Tomaso Luis Volpi

Tomaso Luis Volpi, also known as Tommaso Volpi, Tomás Volpi or Luis Volpi (born December 5, 1920 in Artigas) is a retired Uruguayan professional football player.

Venancio Ramos

Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva (born June 20, 1959 in Artigas) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional career.

William Ferreira

William Ferreira Martínez (born on February 25, 1983 in Artigas) is a Uruguayan football striker.


Ariostralis nebulosa

This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference "Life Cycle of Renylaima capensis", by Sirgel, Artigas, Bargues & Mas-Coma, 2012.

Brazil–Uruguay relations

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

Brazilian Island

Uruguayan officials claim that the island is in their Artigas Department.

Dona i Ocell

It was Miró's design but Artigas was responsible for adding the tiles as he had done for Miró's earlier mural in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Military of Uruguay

The Air Force Academy (Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica) is located at General Artigas Air Base in Pando, Canelones; the Air Force Technical Academy (Escuela Técnica de Aeronáutica) in Toledo Sur, Canelones; and the Air Force Command Academy (Escuela de Comando y Estado Mayor Aéreo) at Captain Boiso Lanza Air Base in Montevideo.

Néstor Gonçalves

Born in Los Ceballos, Artigas, Gonçalvez began his career playing football for Salto from 1953 to 1956.

Palacio Salvo

The Gateway of The Citadel, the Artigas Mausoleum and the Palacio Salvo can be seen in the picture.


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