Vanguards of the Fatherland

The Vanguards of the Fatherland (Spanish: Vanguardias de la Patria) were a group of far-right pseudo-fascist organizations in the Uruguayan Army, ideologically close to the riverist trend. The movement was born in the context of the militarist opposition to the reformist policies promoted by the Uruguayan welfare state, soon before the 1933 Uruguayan coup d'état.