Background

He was identified with the strongly rurally based National Party (Uruguay)

National Party (Uruguay)

The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....

, and, because of his involvement in the intermittent Civil War which ended only in 1904, de Viana was forced into exile in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 for a number of years.

Writings

He wrote a number of works with rural life as theme. These works include: Gaucha (1899), Gurí (1901), and Yuyos (1912), in addition to short stories.

Among the international compilations in which his work has been included and become more widely known beyond his homeland is: José Sanz y Díaz ed., Antología de Cuentistas Hispanoamericanos, Madrid: Colección Crisol, 1945.

Heritage

The northern Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an town of Javier de Viana

Javier de Viana

Javier de Viana is a town in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay. It is located on Route 30, about west of the city of Artigas and northeast of the stream Arroyo Tres Cruces. The town was named after the Uruguayan writer Javier de Viana....

, situated in Artigas Department

Artigas Department

The Department of Artigas , with an area of and 78,019 inhabitants, it is the northernmost department of Uruguay. Its capital is Artigas.It is named after José Artigas , leader of the orientales during the wars of Independence.-Geography and climate:Neighbouring departments are Salto to the...

, is named after the writer.