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There have been several treaties signed in Montevideo such as:

★ Treaty of Montevideo (1828): In a treaty signed on August 27, 1828, after British mediation, Brazil and Argentina recognized the independence of Uruguay.

★ Treaty of Montevideo (1960): The 1960 Treaty of Montevideo established the ALALC organization , the Latin American Free Trade Association. It was followed in 1980 by a treaty transforming ALALC into ALADI (Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración).

★ Treaty of Montevideo (1979): In January 1979, Argentina and Chile agreed to allow the Pope, John Paul II, to mediate in the Beagle Channel dispute through the good offices of Antonio Cardinal Samoré, his special envoy.