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Asunción (English: / ɑː ˌ s uː n s i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ ɑː s uː n ˈ s j oʊ n /, [3] [4] [5] Spanish:) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest ...
The flag was raised and a 21-gun salute fired amidst the ringing of church bells (this day is marked as Paraguayan Independence Day). On May 17 a public proclamation informed the people that a ruling junta, consisting of governor Velasco, Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia and Spanish-born Army captain Juan Valeriano de Zeballos had been created.
Labour Day: Día de los Trabajadores May 14 Independence Day: Dia de la Independencia June 12 Chaco Armistice Day: Dia de la Paz del Chaco End of the Chaco War. August 15 Founding of Asunción: Fundación de Asunción Arrival of the Spaniards. Moved to August 14 for 2017. September 29 Boqueron Battle: Victoria de Boquerón Chaco War decisive ...
The Casa de la Independencia Museum is a history museum and historic house located in Asunción, Paraguay. [1]The museum was inaugurated on May 14, 1965, and showcases pieces of history that date back to the independence of the country.
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government.
Beginning in 1559, the Audiencia of Charcas (present-day Sucre, Bolivia) controlled the province's legal affairs. [2] Irala's rule set the pattern for Paraguay's internal affairs until independence. In addition to the Spaniards, Asunción included people - mostly men - from present-day France, Italy, Germany, England, and Portugal.
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.
Paraguay at independence was a relatively undeveloped country. Most residents of Asunción and virtually all rural inhabitants were illiterate. University education was limited to the few who could afford studies at the National University of Córdoba, in present-day Argentina. Very few people had any experience in government, finance, or ...