Capitán General Carlos Morphi was an Irish Lt. Colonel who worked for Spain. He became the Colonial governor of Paraguay in 1766. He had good relations with the

Jesuits The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

. He was also, in 1770, the founder of

Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay Eusebio Ayala is a city and district of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay. It is named after Eusebio Ayala, a former President of Paraguay. It is located approximately 72 km of the city of Asuncion, capital of the Republic of Paraguay. T ...

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