Tomás Benjamín Aceval Marín (1845 – July 25, 1900) was a Paraguayan statesman, educator and diplomat.

Career

He spent most of his youth in Argentina, where he finished his law studies in 1873. 1874 he was minister of justice in the Government of

Juan Bautista Gill Juan Bautista Gill García (''Juan Bautista Gill Garcia del Barrio'') (October 28, 1840 – April 12, 1877) was President of Paraguay from November 25, 1874 until his assassination on April 12, 1877 by Juansilvano Godoi and Major Jose Dolores M ...

. From to he was

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in special mission in Washington, D.C. and represented the government of Higinio Uriarte in the Chaco Boreal dispute with Argentina, after the

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, to the President of the U.S.A.

Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. Hayes served as Cincinnati's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861. He was a staunch Abolitionism in the Un ...

. In his

arbitration Arbitration is a formal method of dispute resolution involving a third party neutral who makes a binding decision. The third party neutral (the 'arbitrator', 'arbiter' or 'arbitral tribunal') renders the decision in the form of an 'arbitrati ...

, Hayes awarded the region to Paraguay. From March 1879 to 1886 he was rector of the

Colegio Nacional de la Capital Colegio Nacional de la Capital "Gral. Bernardino Caballero" (or simply CNC) is a public high school in Asuncion, Paraguay. The school is one of the most prestigious in Paraguay. Many personalities have studied there. History The CNC was establi ...

. In 1886, he was foreign minister in the Government of

Patricio Escobar Patricio Escobar (March 17, 1843 – April 19, 1912) was President of Paraguay between November 25, 1886, and November 25, 1890. His life Escobar was born in San José de los Arroyos on March 17, 1843. His parents were José Escobar and Ana Be ...

. On he negotiated with the Bolivian plenipotentiary Isaac Tamayo, the abortive Aceval-Tamayo Treaty. He was

Minister of Finance of Paraguay Minister of Finance is the person in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Paraguay. Ministers * José de Elizalde, 1811-1814 * Francisco Díaz de Bedoya, 1814-1819 * José Gabriel Benítez, 1819-1827 * Juan Manuel Álvarez, 1827-1844 * Benito Va ...

from 1895 to 1897. He died of

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, amidst an epidemic that hit Asuncion.

Benjamín Aceval Benjamín Aceval is a city in the Department of Presidente Hayes in Paraguay. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Benjamín Aceval. Etymology The city is named after Tomás Benjamín Aceval Marín, the Paraguayan diplomat wh ...

, a town in the Department of

Presidente Hayes Presidente Hayes () is a Departments of Paraguay, department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villa Hayes. The department was named after U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, who awarded the territory to Paraguay while arbitrating a bounda ...

in Paraguay is named in his honor.The economic reconstruction of Paraguay in the postwar period: politics and property in the era of General Caballero, 1869–1904
p. 272
R. Andrew Nickson, Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

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1845 births 1900 deaths Ambassadors of Paraguay to the United States Ministers of foreign affairs of Paraguay Ministers of finance of Paraguay People from Asunción {{Paraguay-diplomat-stub