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The history of Paraguay encompasses thousands of years of human habitation. Both agricultural and nomadic Guaycuruan lived in the region at the time of the Spanish Conquest .
The Archbishop of Paraguay, Ismael Rolón Silvero, excommunicates chief of police and minister of the interior. 1974: Human rights abuses in Paraguay come to notice internationally, and Stroessner is accused of slavery, genocide [of tribes], corruption, torture and kidnapping, as well as supposedly protecting ex-Nazis living in Paraguay.
Paraguay (/ ˈ p ær ə ɡ w aɪ /; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwaj] ⓘ), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest.
Paraguay history-related lists (6 P) A. Archives in Paraguay (2 P) History of Asunción (3 C, 1 P) C. Colonial Paraguay (2 C, 13 P) D.
The independence of Paraguay de facto started on 14 May 1811 after the Revolution of May 14 when a local ruling junta was created. In early 1811 Paraguayan forces had repeatedly defeated the Argentine army which considered Paraguay to be a break-away province. On 12 October 1813 the Paraguayan Republic was proclaimed.
Lithograph of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, a 19th-century ruler of Paraguay, with a mate and its respective bombilla (from History of Paraguay) Image 13 As one of the most important resort towns in Paraguay, San Bernardino , which was founded by German settlers in the 19th century, has one of the highest purchasing power parities in the ...
Paraguay Corrientes: Victory. Paraguay seizes territory from Corrientes; Correntine-Paraguayan War (1833) [4] Paraguay Corrientes: Victory. Paraguay slightly expands its territory in Corrientes and Misiones; Platine War (1845–1852) [5] Brazil Uruguay Paraguay Argentine Rebels Argentina: Victory. Paraguay occupies the Misiones Province
The recorded history of Paraguay began indirectly in 1516 with the failed expedition of Juan Díaz de Solís to the Río de la Plata estuary, which divides Argentina and Uruguay. After Solís's death at the hands of Indians, the expedition renamed the estuary Río de Solís and sailed back to Spain.