Leaders - José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguay

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First of all, I am sorry to not providing you news... Yes you too..

However, I moved to a room to Hobes Herrera/Durazno, I have a little flu and Uruguayan experience is being awesome.
Then I will give you more information about my current role.

As I have passion for leaders history, here in Uruguay leaders have one only meaning: Artigas.

Artigas is everywhere... at the Plaza Independencia, at Avenida Artigas, inside the Centenário Stadium, even in the toilet of one bar at the city center I saw a advertising from one company with Artigas statue behind...

But who was Artigas?
What actually he did?

Here is some information....

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JOSÉ GERVASIO ARTIGAS

Born in Montevideo to a wealthy family, at age 12 he moved to the countryside and worked on his family's farms. He excelled at marksmanship and riding, and tried his hand at smuggling from Portuguese-controlled Brazil.

At age 33, he took advantage of an amnesty for those who had committed non-violent crimes, and entered the Corps of Blandengues to protect the border with Brazil. From 1806 to 1807, he participated in the Spanish resistance to the British invasions of the Río de la Plata. He was part of the force which, under Santiago de Liniers, Montevideo contributed to the liberation ("Reconquista") of Buenos Aires from William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford's occupation in 1806, and also to the Battle of Montevideo. Following the Spanish defeat at Montevideo, he was captured. He was spared being shipped to Britain as a prisoner of war, having been wounded in the battle.

In 1810, Spain moved the headquarters for the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata to Montevideo after the May Revolution forced them to abandon Buenos Aires. On 15 February 1811, Artigas left the Corps of Blandengues and went to Buenos Aires to offer his military services in the fight for independence in the Eastern Bank. In early April, he returned to Uruguay with approximately 180 men provided by the Government of Buenos Aires; on April 11, he issued the Mercedes Proclamation, assumed control of the revolution and on May 18 defeated the Spanish in the Battle of Las Piedras. He set siege to Montevideo and was proclaimed First Chief of the "Orientals" (the name of Uruguay being originally Banda Oriental del Uruguay (Eastern Bank of Uruguay) and later Provincia Oriental del Uruguay (Oriental Province of Uruguay). (Uruguayans thus refer to themselves as Orientales.)

In 1814, he organized the Liga de los Pueblos Libres (League of the Free Peoples), of which he was declared Protector. In the following year, he liberated Montevideo from the control of the "Unitarians" from Buenos Aires.

In 1815, he attended the Proto-congress of the Independence of Argentina, held in Arrollo de la China (today known as Concepción del Uruguay). It was at this congress that the provinces of the Oriental Province (today the country of Uruguay), Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Misiones and Santa Fe declared themselves independent from Spain and formed the Liga Federal ("Federal League"). The Liga Federal invited other provinces of the former Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata to join them under a federal system.

In this congress, Artigas ratified the use of the flag created by Manuel Belgrano (which would later become the flag of the Argentine Republic), but added a diagonal festoon in red, the color of federalism in Argentina at that time.

The continued growth of influence and prestige of the Federal League frightened the governments in Buenos Aires (because of its federalism) and Portugal (because of its republicanism), and in August 1816, Portugal invaded the Eastern Province (with tacit complicity from Buenos Aires), with the intention of destroying Artigas and his revolution.

The Portuguese forces, led by Carlos Frederico Lecor, captured Artigas and his deputies and occupied Montevideo on 20 January 1817, but the struggle continued for three years in the countryside. Infuriated by Buenos Aires's passivity, Artigas declared war on Buenos Aires while he was losing to the Portuguese. His subordinates, members of the Federal League -- Francisco Ramírez, governor of Entre Ríos, and Estanislao López, governor of Santa Fe -- managed to defeat the centralism of Buenos Aires. But hope for a new nation was short-lived; both commanders entered agreements with Buenos Aires that went against the principles of Artigas. They rebelled against him and left him to be crushed by the Portuguese.

Without resources and men, Artigas withdrew to Paraguay in September 1820. In Paraguay, Dr. Francia, the dictator, banished him to Candelaria. He then disappeared from the political life of the region. (B. Nahum).

After a long exile, he died in Paraguay in 1850, age 86. It is said that Artigas, feeling near death, asked for a horse and died in the saddle, as a gaucho. His remains were buried and then reïntered at the Panteón Nacional in 1855. On the 19th of June, 1977, his remains were transferred to the Artigas Mausoleum in the center of the Plaza Independencia.

Reactivar la energía

Reactivar la energía
Cómo potenciar y reforzar la productividad en el desarrollo de un
nuevo proyecto.

1. La acción está en la persona; la solución también
Cada individuo tiene la llave para abrir la mayoría de las puertas que
ha de abrir. La acción, la iniciativa, la proactividad es la base
sobre la que se debe construir todo espíritu productivo. La mayoría de
los problemas se solucionan "haciendo".

2. La planificación vale si está dirigida al "hacer"
Los métodos de organización y planificación son grandes aliados para
lidiar con la avalancha de tareas diarias. Pero la excesiva
planificación es contraproducente. No hay que perder de vista la
misión de todo proyecto: hacer. Todo lo que rodea al hacer debe ayudar
a concretar la acción.

3. Pensar en grande pero ejecutar en pequeño
Hay que tener la capacidad de contemplar lo que se quiere hacer en el
largo plazo, con una mirada en perspectiva, ser consciente del
objetivo real que se desea alcanzar. Pero también hay que ser capaz de
tomar distancia para hacerse cargo del presente. La misión es lo que
cada día funciona de inspiración para poner el marcha en espíritu
productivo, y para encontrar la motivación necesaria para aplicar el
talento y la energía a cada acción. Con el gran objetivo final en
mente, es fundamental ejecutar “en pequeño”, dando pasos cortos pero
firmes.

4. Ser consciente, estar presente
Un hábito productivo es el “enfoque”. Consiste en hacer las cosas de
forma consciente, estar completamente presente en el momento. Estar
enfocado ayuda a vencer con más facilidad las distracciones e
interrupciones, porque uno está presente. Ayuda a decir “no” a alguien
o postergar una tarea al sacrificarla por otra más importante. A la
vez, es un gran aliado para disfrutar cada momento.

5. Lo urgente no siempre es lo importante
Comprender la verdadera importancia de las cosas es una tarea clave de
la productividad. Entender el impacto, calibrar las consecuencias
reales de cada acción en un proyecto en el corto y largo plazo es la
mejor forma de establecer prioridades. Ser productivo es cuestión de
saber elegir.

Final 1950 Uruguay - Brazil 2-1

Summary

The game began the way most people had already foreseen: an avalanche of Brazilian attacks against the Uruguayan defensive line. Unlike Spain and Sweden, however, the Uruguayans managed to withstand the barrage of shots launched against their goal by the Brazilian strikers. The first half ended scoreless, and even though the score still favored Brazil, Uruguay's strategy managed to subdue the intensity of the crowd.

Brazil scored the first goal of the match only two minutes after the interval, re-igniting the crowd's reaction. Once again, Varela played a big role when he took the ball and disputed the validity of the goal to the referee (arguing that the player was offside). Varela was finally calmed, then took the ball to the center of the field, and shouted to his team, "Now, it's time to win!".

Then, Uruguay actually managed to turn the tide on Brazil. When faced with a capable Uruguayan attack, Brazil showed their defensive frailty, and Juan Alberto Schiaffino scored the equalizer in the 66th minute. The crowd died down a bit, before erupting into cheers for their local team again shortly after (since the draw still favoured Brazil). Later, Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia, running down the right side of the field, scored another goal, with only 11 minutes remaining on the clock. The crowd was now dead quiet and remained so until English referee George Reader signalled the end of the match with Uruguay winning 2–1. Former FIFA president and mastermind of the World Cup, Jules Rimet, would then comment about what happened, "The silence was morbid, sometimes too difficult to bear". The once roaring crowd of two hundred thousand people stood in disbelief as they were being "stripped" of a title they had already considered rightfully theirs.

In Montevideo

1 month in Uruguay

Hi all,

Almost one month I am living in Uruguay and I am loving it.

- Country adaptation:
Strongly, language adapted perfectly.
- City knowledge:
Montevideo is perfect, small, efficient and secure.
- Company:
Perfect. On track for the first project. More than 140 potential partners contacted.
- Free time:
Partying a lot!