page_title: José Gervasio Artigas
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: José Gervasio Artigas / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Estátua do general José Gervásio Artigas, na Praça do Rotary, em Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Português: Estátua do general José Gervásio Artigas, na Praça do Rotary, em Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
context_page_description: José Gervasio Artigas Arnal is a national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan nationhood".
context_section_description: Artigas has become a national hero in Uruguay. This is significant as, since independence, many Uruguayan figures have been heroes of either the Colorado or the Blanco party, while being reviled by the other side. As such, Artigas has been the namesake of numerous places, vessels, etc. throughout Uruguayan history, particularly during periods of peace and reunification between the parties.
  Artigas Department, the northernmost region of Uruguay (formed 1 October 1884 from Salto Department).
  Artigas, its capital (established 1852).
  Artigas Airport (SUAG/ATI), its airport.
  General Artigas Bridge, which connects Paysandú, Uruguay and Colón, Argentina (completed 1975).
  Fort General Artigas, a military museum on Montevideo Hill (completed 1809, renamed 1882, rededicated 1916).
  General Artigas Military Club in Montevideo (established 1925).
  General Artigas Military School in Montevideo (established 1947).
  Artigas Base, Uruguay's Antarctic research station (established 1984).
  The Uruguayan 1st Cavalry Regiment (Reg. "Blandengues de Artigas" de Caballería Nº 1).
  The ROU 04 General Artigas, a converted German Lüneburg (E)-class replenishment oiler (commissioned 2005).
  The former ROU 02 General Artigas, a converted French Commandant Rivière-class frigate (commissioned 1988, decommissioned 2005).
  The former ROU Artigas (DE-2), a converted American Cannon-class destroyer escort (commissioned 1952, decommissioned 1988).
  The former General Artigas, an Austro-Hungarian gunboat (commissioned 1884, decommissioned 1915).
  The former steamship General Artigas, employed by President Flores during his successful rebellion.
  The Flag of Artigas, flown outside Uruguayan government buildings and used by all branches of the Armed Forces.
  Artigas's birthday is celebrated as a national holiday (19 June).
  Statues of José Artigas stand on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C.; on 6th Avenue in Spring Street Park, New York; in Plaza Artigas Salto, Uruguay; in Caracas, Venezuela; in Athens, Greece; in Mexico City; in Newark, New Jersey; in Quito, Ecuador as well as in the town centre of Montevideo, Minnesota and in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Asunción, Paraguay has a statue of Artigas in its Plaza Uruguay, and the Calle Sebastián Gaboto was renamed the Avenida Artigas in his honor in 1926. An imposing monument of the Uruguayan caudillo stands in Buenos Aires' Recoleta district on the Avenida Libertador, the work of Uruguayan sculptor Juan José Zorrilla de San Martín and architect Alejandro Bustillo.
  Additionally, an extinct giant rodent genus, whose fossils where first found in San José Department was named Josephoartigasia after José Artigas.
  There is also a monument and square dedicated to Artigas in Rome, in the Villa Borghese parkItaly.
  There is a monument in honor of José Artigas in Bucharest, Romania.
  There is a monument in honor of José Artigas in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  Jose Artigas Marg is a street named in honor of Jose Artigas in New Delhi, India.
  There is an order of Merit, the Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas, founded in 1980.
  There is one in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States April 19, 2013
caption: Bust of Artigas in Belo Horizonte.
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