CHARRUA  , a tribe of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians, See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild and warlike, formerly ranging over See also:

• URUGUAY (officially the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay, and long locally called the Banda Oriental, meaning the land on the eastern side of the river Uruguay, from which the country takes its name)

Uruguay and See also:

• PART

part of S . See also:

• BRAZIL
• BRAZIL, or BRASIL

Brazil . They were dark and heavily built, fought on horses and used the See also:

• BOLAS (plural of Span. bola, ball)

bolas or weighted See also:

• LASSO (LASSOS), ORLANDO (c. 1530-1594)
• LASSO (Span. lazo, snare, ultimately from Lat. laqueus, cf. " lace ")

lasso . They were always at See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with the Spaniards, and Juan See also:

• DIAZ, NARCISSE VIRGILIO (18(38-1876)
• DIAZ, PORFIRIO (183o– )

Diaz de See also:

• SOLIS, ANTONIO DE (1610-16S6)

Solis was killed by them in 1516 . As a tribe they are now almost See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct, but the See also:

• MODERN

modern Gauchos of Uruguay have much Charrua See also:

• BLOOD

blood in them .