The Message of "The Stones." By Saul Piña

On May 18, 1811, the greatest military victory of the glorious decade of the Old Homeland took place, the “Battle of the Stones”. It was the blood baptism of the Eastern people, but it also revealed the gifts of the great Leader. 214 years have passed, but it is still latent in the heart of every good Oriental. In that contest José Artigas was profiled as Founder of Nationality and Protector of Free Peoples, marking a path for the Orientals of a…