Charrúa

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Formerly a tribe in southern South America, the Charrua were slowly killed and integrated into the prevailing cultures of Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil following the arrival of European settlers. There are few full-blooded Charrua remaining, though physical traces of their ancestry are sometimes noted in the inhabitants of their former strongholds. The Charrua are considered likely to have killed Spanish explorer Juan Díaz de Solís during his 1515 voyage up the Río de la Plata.

There is a monument in Montevideo, Uruguay, depicting Tacuabe, one of the four Charruas that were taken to France in 1833.

The Uruguay national football team is nicknamed "The Charruas".

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