The Colección de Clásicos Uruguayos (“Collection of Uruguayan Classics”), also Biblioteca Artigas (“Artigas Library”) is a state-published series founded in 1950 to honor José Gervasio Artigas (1764-1850) on the centenary of his death, with publications beginning in 1953.elobservador.com.uy: Los libros que no se pierden: La Colección de Clásicos Uruguayos, una rara muestra de persistencia y vitalidad It includes literary, historical, philosophical, and social works, each with an introductory study, and has shaped Uruguay’s national literary canon. Publication was irregular. The series is overseen by a commission composed of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Culture, and the directors of the National Library (Biblioteca Nacional), the National Historical Museum (Museo Histórico Nacional), and the National Archives of Uruguay (Archivo General de la Nación).cf. gub.uy: Clásicos Uruguayos
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