title: Treaty of Montevideo
text: # Treaty of Montevideo
  
  There have been several treaties signed in Montevideo such as:
  
  * 1828 Treaty of Montevideo in which Brazil and Argentina recognized the independence of Uruguay, after British mediation.
  * Any of the treaties signed during the South American Congress of Private International Law of 1888-1889 or the South American Congress of Private International Law of 1939-1940 in Montevideo.
  * 1890 Treaty of Montevideo signed between Argentina and Brazil to solve the so-called question of Palmas.
  * 1960 Treaty of Montevideo established the Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA).
  * 1979 Treaty of Montevideo (Act of Montevideo) signed between Chile and Argentina to allow the Papal mediation in the Beagle conflict.
  * 1980 Treaty of Montevideo transformed LAFTA into Latin American Integration Association (ALADI).
  