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The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893

The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893

by Carlos María de Pena

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Author
Roustan, Honore
Credits
Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
F2701: Latin America local history: Uruguay
Subject
Exhibition catalogs
Category
Text
eBook-No.
42879
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42879
Release Date
June 5, 2013
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY
  2. 2.CARLOS MARIA DE PENA
  3. 3.NOTICE.
  4. 4.THE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY. — Discovery—Situation—Limits—Configuration—Perimeter—Superficies. — Aspect—Climate—Meteorology. — Rivers—Rivulets—Ports—Docks—Dry Docks. — Minerals. — Vegetation. — Animals. — Division of the Territory—Situation of the Departments—Centre of Population. — Political Organization. — Language and Customs. — Population—Its Density. — Movement of the Population. — Movement of Passengers. — Immigration. — Immigratory Movement in the Port of Montevideo from 1867 to 1891. — Wages. — Territorial Property. — Transfer of Property. — Mortgages. — How Easily One Becomes a Land Owner. — Value of the Land. — Agriculture. — Agricultural Centres. — The Grape-Vine in the Republic. — Uruguay Rural Association. — Cattle. — Slaughter in the Saladeros. — Trade and Commerce. — Commerce Between the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United States of America. — Money. — Navigation. — Goods. — Lighthouses. — Lazaretto. — Interior Commerce. — Trade-Houses, Industries, Professions. — Banks, Anonymous Societies. — Commerce Halls. — Means of Communication and Conveyance. — Railways. — River Steamers. — Stage Coaches. — Tramways. — Telegraph. — Navigation Companies. — Telephone. — Postage. — Carriages, Coaches, Etc. — Public Education. — University. — Public Schools. — Private Schools. — Normal Girl School. — Art and Professional School. — Military School. — Religious Schools. — Educational Patriotic League. — National Library. — National Museum. — Newspapers. — Societies. — Worship and Churches. — Public Revenue. — Custom Duties. — Licenses, Stamped Paper, Stamps. — Public Debt. — Budget of Expenditure. [1] — Weights and Measures. — Official Value of Gold Coins. — Police. — Army. — Navy. — Montevideo, the Capital of the Republic. — Public Beneficence. — Powers of the State. — Ministers of the Republic Abroad. — Consuls of the Republic. — Foreign Ministers in the Republic. — Foreign Consuls in the Republic. — Custom-House. — Laws. — Law on Specific Duties. — New Laws on Specific Duties. — Exports. — Law on Immigration. — Historical Sketch. — FOOTNOTE: — Transcriber's note:

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