Why is Uraguay's full name is the Oriental Republic of Uraguay?

Answer 1

The name "Uruguay" comes from Guaraní, the original language of the native people of the region. It has many possible meanings since Guaraní is a highly agglutinative language. Two of them are "river of the urus" (uru is a kind of bird) and "river of colorful or 'painted' birds."

The first Europeans arrived in the area in the early 16th century. Both Spain and Portugal pursued the colonization of the Uruguayan territory, with the Spanish eventually gaining control. The future capital, Montevideo, was founded in the early 18th century and became a rival to Buenos Aires across the Río de la Plata. Montevideo, however, was thought of as a military center for the Spanish empire, while Buenos Aires was a commercial center.

The Uruguayan territory was part of the Spanish Virreinato del Río de la Plata (Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata). The first name given to this land was Banda Oriental ('Eastern Shore') and then Uruguayans were known as "Orientales." This name is not really related to the Uruguay River (as many people may think) but to the Río de la Plata, because from Buenos Aires, the Uruguayan shore is seen as it were at the East of the Río de la Plata (and not at the North as it really is.)

Answer 2

Becuase Uruguayans were once referred to as "orientales".
The Uruguayan territory was part of the Spanish Virreinato del Río de la Plata (Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata). The first name given to this land was Banda Oriental ('Eastern Shore') and then Uruguayans were known as "Orientales."

Answer 3

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