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Documents for "Paraguay History: Biographies":
  • Antequera y Castro, José de 1690-1731, Peruvian lawyer, leader of a revolt in Paraguay. A prosecutor of the audiencia of Charcas, he was sent to Asunción to probe charges against the governor of Paraguay, Diego de los Reyes...
  • Francia, José Gaspar Rodríguez 1766-1840, dictator of Paraguay and creator of its national independence, known as El Supremo. Incorruptible and of superior cultural attainments for his epoch, he took part in the bloodless...
  • Irala, Domingo Martínez de d. 1556 or 1557, first governor of Paraguay. Of Basque origin, he accompanied Pedro de Mendoza on his expedition to La Plata in 1535. As the first governor in America elected by a free vote of the...
  • López, Carlos Antonio 1790?-1862, president of Paraguay (1844-62). He rose to power shortly after the death of J. G. Rodríguez Francia and soon became president. An arbitrary but enlightened ruler, he improved the...
  • López, Francisco Solano 1826?-1870, president of Paraguay (1862-70). He was the son of Carlos Antonio López , who made him a brigadier general at 18. Appointed head of a diplomatic mission, he went to Europe in 1853, where he negotiated the building of the first railroad in Paraguay. Upon his return he...
  • Stroessner, Alfredo 1912-, president and dictator of Paraguay (1954-89). Of a German Paraguayan family, he was commissioned an officer (1932) and fought in the Chaco War (1932-35). Named commander in chief of the...
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