Montevideo
This article is about the capital of Uruguay. There is also Montevideo, Minnesota,
in the United States of America.
Montevideo (1.3 million inhabitants) is the capital and largest city of
Uruguay. \n
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Independence Plaza, Montevideo, c. 1900\n
Montevideo is situated in the south of the country, at the northern mouth of the very wide Plata River (
Río de la Plata), across from
Buenos Aires at the southern side.
The city was founded in
1717 as a fort by the
Portuguese, but was captured by
Spanish troops 7 years later. In
1828, the town became the capital of Uruguay.
Montevideo comes from the
Latin "Monte video" which means "From the mountain I see".
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