Gabriel Antonio Pereira
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Gabriel Antonio José Pereira Villagrán (Montevideo
, March 17, 1794 - April 14, 1861) was a Uruguayan politician, son of Antonio Pereira, of Portuguese
ancestry, and wife María de la Asunción Villagrán y Artigas. He was president in 1838 and between March 1, 1856 and March 1, 1860.
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, March 17, 1794 - April 14, 1861) was a Uruguayan politician, son of Antonio Pereira, of Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
ancestry, and wife María de la Asunción Villagrán y Artigas. He was president in 1838 and between March 1, 1856 and March 1, 1860.