Lavalleja
Americannoun
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Jorge González, who runs a slaughterhouse in a modest town, Lavalleja, is especially fond of Chinese buyers because they purchase the entire cow.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023
Rondeau was deposed and Lavalleja assumed the reins of power.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
Jealousies and quarrels had meantime broken out between Lavalleja and Rivera.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
At that time Argentina was convulsed by the struggle between the federalists and the unitarians, and the Uruguayans were also divided into two camps—the followers of Lavalleja and those of Rivera.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
The number of Brazilians then in Uruguay was small, and infantry could not be expected to do much fighting on the plains against gaucho cavalry led by such experienced guerrilla fighters as Rivera and Lavalleja.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
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