Guerra Grande
In 1828, Uruguay obtained its independence after the Cisplatine War. In 1834, the Kingdom of Sardinia opened a consular agency in Montevideo, followed by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States. In 1842, Italian General (and future unifier of Italy) Giuseppe Garibaldi, fought for Uruguayan rebels during the Uruguayan Civil War against the Argentine Confederation and Uruguayan Nationalist Party.