These novenes, or maravedis blancos segundos, continued current through the fourteenth century, and in the laws of John III.
The rival parties of Uruguay are the Colorados (reds) and the Blancos (whites).
The group ofBlancos were fully under the impression that one of their hated political enemies had defiantly come to beard them in their very midst.
The districts in which theBlancos are most strongly represented of all are those of the northern provinces of Tacuarembo and Rivera, more especially the latter, since it offers in case of need the refuge of the Brazilian frontier.
Broadly speaking, it may be said that the Colorado party is made up of the dwellers in the towns and more populous centres, while the Blancos are represented to a large extent by the dwellers in the Campo and the clerical party.
In that year the Colorado party got into office, and have maintained themselves, in spite of the forcible efforts of the Blancos to expel them.
The verses in question are: Corta las aguas con los blancos brazos La ninfa, que con otras ninfas mora Debajo de las aguas cristalinas En aposentos de esmeraldas finas.
If the terms of the new instrument are faithfully observed, the old struggle between Blancos and Colorados will have been brought definitely to a close.
In 1843, Oribe, at the head of an army of Blancos and Federalists and with the moral support of Rosas, laid siege to Montevideo.
Then, later on, came the main body of the Blancos in full flight.
At the same time a troop of Blancos appeared, coming up from the Pass of the Pichinango, so that the two parties came into collision just about the place where Tio Benigno's deserted puesto still stood.
Thereupon the Blancos took over the government, and assumed power, and the whole country quickly settled down, as was the custom of a South American republic under similar circumstances.
He was greatly amused when I told him of my little expedition, and at once asked me if I thought the Blancos were likely to be coming our way.
When, however, he had somewhat recovered his composure, he told us the Whites were assembling in large force up towards Paysandu, and that many Blancos from our neighbourhood had already gone outside to join them.
He told me he had heard that a large division of the Colorado army, with infantry and artillery, was coming up to turn the Blancos out of the province of Colonia, and that there was pretty sure to be a battle very shortly.
June passed away and nothing happened, except that the news of Monte Video being closely besieged by the Blancos was fully confirmed; and then early in July peace was declared.
After taking a look round, I said to Bent, "Do you see that point of cattle feeding almost at the same place where the Blancos and Colorados met?
He carried out the pledge he had given the blancos not to interfere with the elections, and in 1900 they made great gains and elected enough members to control the Senate.
The blancos had again become a formidable party after twenty years of eclipse, and they believed that they were being deprived of their political rights by the colorado president.
The blancos had suffered terrible losses in 1864, and the colorados had become far the more numerous party.
The colorados were dominant and the blancos disorganised and discouraged.
The city was blockaded by sea and besieged by land, while the main body of the allies advanced against the town of Paysandu on the Uruguay River, where the blancos had assembled in force.
The blancoshad apparently been completely crushed, but their wealth, prestige, and numbers still made them formidable.
However, Rosas and the blancos were only awaiting a good opportunity to attack.
Rosas in Argentina and the blancos in Uruguay represented the spirit of exclusivism and opposition to foreign influences.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "blancos" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
