Justo Pastor Benítez (28 May 1897 — 7 February 1963) was a Paraguayan historian, writer, and
Liberal
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politician
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. His work on the
history of the Río de la Plata has been grouped with other historians succeeding the
Generation of 1900 like
Julio César Chaves,
Efraím Cardozo,
R. Antonio Ramos, and
Pablo Max Ynsfran.
Biography
On 28 May 1897, Benítez was born in
Asunción
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The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
.
In the
Liberal Party, he formed a group with , R. Antonio Ramos, Efraím Cardozo, and Julio César Chaves.
In May 1932, as
Foreign Minister
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and responding to
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
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inquiry on Paraguayan intentions in the
Chaco War, Benítez demanded Bolivia adhere to the
law of war
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and the
League of Nations
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monitor fairly. In June 1934, Benítez was replaced as, like his predecessor
Daniel Sánchez Bustamante, he advocated for peaceful resolution; he switched positions with
Rogelio Ibarra, remaining in
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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for the remainder of the conflict.
[ In October 1938, he rejected the ambassadorship to Bolivia under ]Félix Paiva
Félix Paiva (21 February 1877, Caazapá, Caazapá Department – 2 November 1965, Asunción) was a Paraguayan politician from the Liberal Party.
He studied law and worked as university teacher, rector of the University and president of the Sup ...
as a part of the Liberal refusal to join Paiva's proposed coalition.
In the late 1950s, he resided in Brazil. By then, he had served in various Liberal positions including national deputy, party director, and cabinet minister.
On 7 February 1963, he died in Asunción.[
]
Works
Source:[
* (on the Chaco War)
*
* (prologue)]
Undated
*''La constitución de 1870''
*''Ensayo sobre el liberalismo''
*''La vida del doctor Francia''
*''Los comuneros del Paraguay''
*''La cuenca del Plata''
*''Estigarribia, el soldado del Chaco''
*''El solar guaraní''
*''Carlos Antonio López''
*''La revolución de Mayo en Paraguay''
*''Mancebos de la tierra''
See also
* Bolivia–Paraguay relations
* History of Paraguay
Sources
Bibliography
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1897 births
1963 deaths
Writers from Asunción
Politicians from Asunción
Paraguayan historians
20th-century historians
20th-century male writers
20th-century Paraguayan writers
20th-century politicians
Liberal Party (Paraguay) politicians
Foreign ministers of Paraguay