History of Paraguay
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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. It became a relatively neg
Guaraní ceramics
A statue honoring Juan de Salazar y Espinoza in Asunción
Jesuit reduction of Trinidad
Belgrano's campaign against Paraguay
Paraguayan War
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The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a war in South America that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Emp
History of Paraguay
…death in 1840, Paraguay came under the rule of Carlos Antonio López and, later, his son Francisco Solano López, who proceeded to embroil the nation in a war against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay between 1864 and 1870 which culminated in a Paraguayan defeat with massive human and territorial losses. Paraguay…
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889
Bartolomé Mitre, President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868
Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1865 to 1868
Francisco Solano López, President of Paraguay from 1862 to 1870