| Description | One of two dominant and rival parties born from the famous Batalla de Carpintería between two independence leaders and heros, Fructuoso Rivera and Manuel Oribe on September 19, 1836. The 'Red' (Colorado) Flag faction in the battle was led by Uruguay's first president and independence hero, Fructuoso Rivera (October 17, 1784 to January 13, 1854). The 'White' (or National) Flag was led by Uruguay's second president and independence hero, Manuel Oribe (August 26, 1792 - November 12, 1857). Party has been led since December 18, 2019 by former Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti (1985-1990 and 1995-2000).
Party is a strong adherent of Batllismo, a political doctrine created by Colorado Party founder, José Batlle y Ordóñez, which maintains that the economy should be regulated through state monopolies, a concept later known as corporatism, advanced in Peronist Argentina and Mussolini's Italy [Partido Colorado (PC); "The Red Party"]. |
