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Today in Brazil: The surrender of Paraguay, marking the end of the first phase in the Paraguayan War

On September 18, 1865, the surrender of the Paraguayan Lieutenant Colonel Antonio de la Cruz Estigarribia took place in the presence of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil and the Presidents Bartolomé Mitre of Argentina and Venancio Flores in Rio Grande do Sul, thereby concluding the first phase of the

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The paraguayan cannon “El Cristiano”

The War of Paraguay, which took place between 1864 and 1870, was one of the most brutal wars in the history of South America. It involved the Triple Alliance, composed of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, against Paraguay. Brazil entered the war due to the seizure of the ship Marquês de

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Today in Brazil: The surrender of Paraguay, marking the end of the first phase in the Paraguayan War

The paraguayan cannon “El Cristiano”

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