The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893
by Carlos María de Pena
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About this eBook
- 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.THE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY
- 2.CARLOS MARIA DE PENA
- 3.NOTICE.
- 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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