There had been a sharp rise in…

There had been a sharp rise in the number of immigrants to Uruguay, primarily from Italy and Spain, after the Uruguayan Civil War ended in 1851.

The total population of the country is over four hundred and thirty-eight thousand by 1879.

The economy has experienced a steep upswing, above all in livestock raising and exports.

Montevideo has become a major economic center of the region and an entrepôt for goods from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.