The Battle of Carpintería was an important battle between troops loyal to the government of Manuel Oribe and the revolutionary forces led by Fructuoso Rivera.Estanislao Severo Zeballos & Carlos F. Melo (1911). Revista de derecho, historia y letras. No. 39. Buenos Aires: J. Peuser, pp. 249
The combattants differentiated themselves with white or red-colored insignias.Origen de las divisas: la batalla de la Carpintería The whites were conservative and supporters of Federalism,Del Alcázar, Joan; Nuria Tabanera; Josep M. Santacreu & Antoni Marimon (2003). Historia contemporánea de América. Valencia: Universitat de València, pp. 89. ISBN 9788437056708. while the red-colored supported liberalism and were close to the Unitarians.Del Alcázar, 2003: 92
The battle meant a success for the government.Uteda, Saturnino (1917). Vida Militar de Dorrego. La Plata: Anaconda, pp. 189. This is considered the birth of the National Party ("blancos", white) and the Colorado Party ("colorados", red-colored).
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