The Swiss Colony of Uruguay: David Salomón Bratschi, the first settler of "Nueva Helvecia"

by Marice Ettlin Caro

The changes brought by the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century forced many Europeans to travel to the Americas looking for a better future for their families and new business ventures. Among them were two Swiss individuals from the Canton of Bern, Carlos Augusto Cunier and David Solomon Bratschi.

They came together in 1858 to the future Swiss colony of "Nueva Helvecia" in the state of Colonia...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692593187
• ISBN13: 9780692593189
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Marice Caro
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"