# Uruguayan legislative recognition of Carlos Gardel > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/uruguayan-legislative-recognition-of-carlos-gardel > Updated: 2026-10-14T21:36:02.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2. The Uruguayan Parliament has moved to officially recognize singer-songwriter Carlos Gardel as Uruguayan by designating December 11 as his birth anniversary. Initially, the Chamber of Representatives unanimously approved a bill to establish the date and declare related commemorative activities as being of cultural interest. This legislative action followed the 2025 discovery of documentation in the Historical Diplomatic Archive of Uruguay’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggesting his birth in Tacuarembó on December 11, 1887. Following the legislative process, the bill has moved toward the Executive Branch for promulgation. Supporters of the measure, including Senator Robert Silva, noted that the initiative is supported by decades of research and a 1935 death certificate listing the artist as born in Uruguay. Silva clarified that the law aims to honor Gardel’s documented origins rather than dismiss his career in Buenos Aires. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-14: Uruguay Parliament declares December 11 as Carlos Gardel's birth anniversary Uruguay's Parliament has unanimously approved a law declaring December 11 as the Day of the Birth of Carlos Gardel, officially recognizing his birth in Tacuarembó. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uruguay-parliament-declares-december-11-as-carlos-gardels-birth-anniversary ### 2026-09-17: Uruguay Parliament moves to declare December 11 as Carlos Gardel's Birthday Uruguay’s Chamber of Representatives unanimously approved a bill to declare December 11 as Carlos Gardel’s Birthday, citing official records of his birth in Tacuarembó. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uruguay-parliament-moves-to-declare-december-11-as-carlos-gardels-birthday --- Cite as: Uruguayan legislative recognition of Carlos Gardel. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/uruguayan-legislative-recognition-of-carlos-gardel