15 August 1537
Foundation of Asuncion
Founds Asuncion as a Spanish settlement on the Paraguay River.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Asuncion in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Founds Asuncion as a Spanish settlement on the Paraguay River.
Consolidates Spanish authority around Asuncion during the early colonial period.
Emerges as the dominant colonial leader after conflict with Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.
Supports Jesuit mission activity in the Paraguay region.
Oversees the administrative division separating Paraguay from the Rio de la Plata region.
Suppresses the Comunero movement and restores royal authority in Paraguay.
Rejects pressure from Buenos Aires after the May Revolution.
Paraguayan revolutionaries declare independence from Spanish rule during Ferdinand VII's disputed reign.
Paraguayan revolutionaries declare independence from Spanish rule during Ferdinand VII's disputed reign.
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