During the carnage which took place on April 11, 1831, 40 Charrúas were killed and 300 taken as prisoners; it was the first president of Uruguay, Fructuoso Rivera, who perpetrated the ordeal, as the blog Nordeste Montevideo explains.
Durante la matanza, ocurrida el 11 de abril de 1831, mataron a 40 charrúas y 300 fueron tomados como prisioneros. Fue el primer presidente de Uruguay, Fructuoso Rivera, quien ordenó la matanza, como explica el blog Nordeste Montevideo.