Lavalleja

[ lah-vah-ye-hah ]

/ ˌlɑ vɑˈyɛ hɑ /

Juan An·to·nio

[hwahn ahn-taw-nyaw] /ʰwɑn ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/,1784–1853, Uruguayan revolutionary: leader in war of independence against Brazil 1825.

Example sentences from the Web for lavalleja

He promptly deserted and was at once associated with Lavalleja in the command.

The South American Republics Part I of II |Thomas C. Dawson
Rondeau was deposed and Lavalleja assumed the reins of power.

The South American Republics Part I of II |Thomas C. Dawson
The Lavalleja colony was founded in a field of government land, and occupied by many native families.

The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893 |Carlos Maria de Pena
In short, Lavalleja became a dictator of the most arbitrary type from the very beginning of his authority.

Uruguay |W. H. Koebel

The first legislative act of the National Assembly came as a bitter blow to Lavalleja.

Uruguay |W. H. Koebel