Given its proximity to some Portuguese colonies in Brazil, the "Melo Village" (in Spanish, "Villa de Melo"), as it was once named, was invaded by Portuguese forces in 1801, 1811, and 1816.
Budući da se nalazi blizu granice s Brazilom, kojeg su kolonizirali Portugalci, Villa de Melo (tako se zvao dok je bio selo), više je puta bio napadnut od strane portugalske vojske: 1801., 1811. i 1816. godine.