Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Makore ekuma1830 muUruguay aidzorwa nokurwisana kwaManuel Oribe naFructuoso Rivera, vatungamiriri vaviri vechimurenga vakanga varwa neHumambo hweBrazil vachitungamirirwa naLavalleja, mumwe nomumwe wavo akanga ava "caudillo" weboka ravo. Zvematongerwe enyika zvakakamurwa pakati pe "Blancos" yaOribe ("vachena"), inomiririrwa neNational Party, uye "Colorados" yaRivera ("vatsvuku"), inomiririrwa neColorado Party, ine zita rebato rega rega rakatorwa kubva paruvara rwemifananidzo yaro. Muna 1838, Oribe akamanikidzwa kusiya chigaro choutungamiriri; akagadza uto revapanduki ndokutanga hondo yevagari vemo yakareba, iyo
Guerra Grande, iyo yakapfuurira kusvikira muna 1851.