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The "Paraguayan National Anthem" (Himno Nacional Paraguayo) was officially adopted on 20 May 1846.The lyrics were written by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa under the presidency of Carlos Antonio López, who at the time delegated Bernardo Jovellanos and Anastasio González to ask Figueroa to write the anthem.
Paraguay was in its maximum extension the old Paraguayan Province, a Jesuit administration belonging to the Viceroyalty of Peru and whose clerical capital was the city of Córdoba. During the 17th and 18th centuries, 30 reductions were built in this province, which are currently distributed in three countries: 8 in Paraguay , 15 in Argentina ...
In 2003 Paraguay’s national military academy admitted female cadets for the first time, opening another door for women pursuing education. [1] The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [2] finds that Paraguay is fulfilling only 70.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [3]
The Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción", Catholic University of Asunción, also known as Universidad Católica de Asunción (UCA) is a pontifical university of Catholic obedience in Paraguay. It is also one of Paraguay's oldest universities and one of the most recognized educational institutions in the country and in latin ...
According to Instituto Cervantes' 2020 report "El Español: Una lengua viva", 68.2% of the Paraguayan population (4,946,322 inhabitants) has decent mastery of the Spanish language. The remaining 31.8% (2,306,350 inhabitants) has minimal mastery of the language; the majority of them are Guaraní speakers and speak Spanish as a second language. [4]
Christianity is the predominant religion in Paraguay, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries , the people residing in the territory of modern day Paraguay practiced a variety of religions.
Paraguay lacked the industrial base to replace weapons lost in battle, and the Argentine-Brazilian alliance prevented Solano López from receiving arms from abroad. Paraguay's population was only about 450,000 in 1865, completely dwarfed by the Allied population of 11 million.
The Universidad Columbia del Paraguay (Columbia University of Paraguay) is a private university. It was founded in 1943, but it obtained the title of university only in 1991. In 60 years it had more than 200,000 students.