Manuel Ceferino Oribe

Manuel Ceferino Oribe (born August 27, 1792, Montevideo, Río de la Plata [now in Uruguay]—died November 12, 1857, Montevideo) was the second president of Uruguay (1835–38), a member of the Treinta y Tres Orientales, the legendary 33 nationalists who successfully fought for Uruguayan independence in the Cisplatine War (1825–28). Although he had been allied with José Fructuoso Rivera, the first president of Uruguay, their ambitions eventually clashed. As president, Oribe sought to extend government control...