ABSTRACT
This chapter, written by Gerardo Caetano, identifies historical moments of development of the right in Uruguay. These moments span from the original anti-Jacobin ideologies in the nineteenth century, the re-emergence of an extreme right with militaristic components, until the recent creation of the Cabildo Abierto (Open City Council) party, a “black swan” in current Uruguayan politics reviving the old “liberal conservatism” of the right in that country. The central question in this chapter seeks to identify the historical dimension and the scope of this new actor in Uruguayan politics, evaluating the reasons for its emergence and the uncertainty about its future.
