Cordillera Department - People from Cordillera Department, Pedro Juan Caballero, Emiliano Gonzalez Navero, Eusebio Ayala, Lino Oviedo (Paperback)

Chapters: People From Cordillera Department, Pedro Juan Caballero, Emiliano Gonzalez Navero, Eusebio Ayala, Lino Oviedo, Jose Felix Estigarribia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pedro Juan Caballero (17861821) was a leading figure of Paraguayan independence. He was born in Tobati a town located in a region called Department Cordillera, Paraguay. Even though he was 6 years younger than Fulgencio Yegros and 20 than Dr. Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia he played a significant role in the Revolution of Independence that occurred in the early morning hours of May 15, 1811.He was involved in the conspiracy of 1820 and committed suicide in his cell on July 13, 1821. The Paraguayan city of Pedro Juan Caballero is named after him. Portrait of P. J. CaballeroHe participated in the battles of Tacuari and Paraguari against Belgrano. On January 19, 1811, a battle was waged in Paraguari which became a triumph for Paraguay due to the Paraguayan leaders performance, forcing Belgrano to retreat his men southward. On March 9, 1811, on the banks of River Tacuari, while Belgrano awaited reinforcements from Buenos Aires, another battle was waged (the Battle of Tacuati). Belgrano called for capitulation, which was granted by the head of the Paraguayan Army. On the night of May 14, under the command of Captain Pedro Juan Caballero, patriots from Asuncion went to the quarters located by the square, after curfew, where the second lieutenant Mauricio Jose Troche was on duty, in charge of a contingent of 34 men from Curuguaty, and as a supporter of the revolution handed them the guard. The quarters became the center of the revolution; political prisoners were released, weapons prepared, security measures taken and emissaries sent out of town to bring Fulgencio Yegros an...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=650496