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along the Paraná, strenuously objected to Rosas’ tariff regime. Fueled by unitarist pledges to support free rivertine trade, the French imposed a blockade on Buenos Aires in 1838. The French intervention created the opportunity for Rivera and his allies to again invade the Estado Oriental. Backed by substantial support from the unitarists and the French naval squadron, Rivera seized Montevideo in late 1838. Oribe fled to Buenos Aires, tightening his own personal and political alliance with Rosas. Rivera’s allies now demanded that the triumphant caudillo move against the porteño leader. With Rivera dependent upon his foreign allies to support his own domestic position, he declared war on Rosas in early 1839. Once again, the entire Río de la Plata basin was at war. 30 Through transactions like the one with Carvalho, Guarch ensured that Rivera received financing for his 1838 invasion and campaign against Oribe’s blanco government. For Guarch, this made sense on both sides of the border. First, he further tightened his connections to Rivera in the Estado Oriental. This had the advantage of protecting his own personal assets that were linked back to the colorado caudillo. Guarch also solidified his connections to growing local networks of colorados in important trading locations like Salto through further land deals linked back to Rivera’s various grants. 31 This left Guarch well- positioned following Rivera’s defeat of the Oribe government in 1838. Second, the transaction further solidified personal and political alliances with rebellious borderlands ranchers in Brazil. In particular, Carvalho possessed a close relationship with Bento Manoel Ribeiro, the Brazilian general and rancher around Alegrete. Through the sale, Guarch could lay the groundwork for further commercial transactions. This in turn enhanced both his 30 Barrán, Apogeo y Crisis, 20-22. 31 Sala de Touron, Alonso Eloy, and Rodríguez, El Uruguay Comercial, 245. 78
web of reciprocal relationships that he could call upon in times of need, as well as his personal prestige. 32 As the Farrapos conflict deepened in the 1840s, Guarch leveraged these connections with Carvalho and Rivera to further expand his commercial operations by supplying rebel forces and marketing Brazilian cattle in Montevideo. These transactions followed a similar pattern, reflecting the growing trade connections linking the Río de la Plata borderlands together more generally along chains of reciprocal relationships articulated by factional ties. From his base in Salto, Guarch received orders from Farrapos officials across the border. These orders were usually for military supplies, clothing and smaller merchandise. They also occasionally included “big-ticket” items such as a printing press. 33 Guarch would then utilize his connections with other colorado merchants in Montevideo like Vázquez to make the purchases. He then shipped the items upriver to Salto. From Salto, he would travel overland to near the border. There, he would receive cattle, yerba and occasionally tobacco from the Brazilians in exchange for the merchandise. By way of example, in December of 1840, Guarch wrote to Jacinto Guedes da Luz from Salto, informing him that the goods the government had requested from him in Montevideo had arrived. The specific transaction called for Guedes to provide some 1,250 head of cattle to Guarch at the border. Guarch wrote that once the Brazilian “ordered the aforementioned cattle be placed at a favorable 32 Bento Manoel Ribeiro initially fought on the imperial side until 1837. He then defected, joining the Farrapos Rebels between 1837 and 1839. Ribeiro subsequently returned to the imperial ranks, shifting his alliance in order to better position himself politically following the end of the conflict. 33 Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul. Anais do Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul, 18 vols. (Porto Alegre: Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul, 1977-2009). The documents in the “Anais” are reprints of the “Coleção Varela,” hereinafter referred to by their catalogue number [CV]. CV-2156 (n/d). 79
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web of reciprocal relationships that he could call upon in times of need, as well as his<br />
personal prestige. 32<br />
As the Farrapos conflict deepened in the 1840s, Guarch leveraged these connections<br />
with Carvalho and Rivera to further expand his commercial operations by supplying rebel<br />
forces and marketing Brazilian cattle in Montevideo. These transactions followed a similar<br />
pattern, reflecting the growing trade connections linking the Río de la Plata borderlands<br />
together more generally along chains of reciprocal relationships articulated by factional ties.<br />
From his base in Salto, Guarch received orders from Farrapos officials across the border.<br />
These orders were usually for military supplies, clothing and smaller merchandise. They also<br />
occasionally included “big-ticket” items such as a printing press. 33 Guarch would then utilize<br />
his connections with other colorado merchants in Montevideo like Vázquez to make the<br />
purchases. He then shipped the items upriver to Salto. From Salto, he would travel<br />
overland to near the border. There, he would receive cattle, yerba and occasionally tobacco<br />
from the Brazilians in exchange for the merchandise. By way of example, in December of<br />
1840, Guarch wrote to Jacinto Guedes da Luz from Salto, informing him that the goods the<br />
government had requested from him in Montevideo had arrived. The specific transaction<br />
called for Guedes to provide some 1,250 head of cattle to Guarch at the border. Guarch<br />
wrote that once the Brazilian “ordered the aforementioned cattle be placed at a favorable<br />
<br />
32 Bento Manoel Ribeiro initially fought on the imperial side until 1837. He then<br />
defected, joining the Farrapos Rebels between 1837 and 1839. Ribeiro subsequently<br />
returned to the imperial ranks, shifting his alliance in order to better position himself<br />
politically following the end of the conflict.<br />
33 Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul. Anais do Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do<br />
Sul, 18 vols. (Porto Alegre: Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul, 1977-2009). The<br />
documents in the “Anais” are reprints of the “Coleção Varela,” hereinafter referred to by<br />
their catalogue number [CV]. CV-2156 (n/d).<br />
79 <br />
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