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The Loizaga–Cotegipe Treaty was a treaty of peace and borders signed in
Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. 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 o ...
on 9 January 1872 between Paraguay and Brazil. It established the boundaries between the two countries after Paraguay's defeat in the
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. The treaty was signed by
Carlos Loizaga Carlos Loizaga was member of the Paraguayan Triumvirate established by the occupying allied forces following the death of Francisco Solano López Francisco Solano López Carrillo (24 July 1827 – 1 March 1870) was President of Para ...
and João Maurício Vanderlei. The treaty gave Brazil all the territories north of the Apa River that it had claimed before the war, a total of .Historical Dictionary of Paraguay
/ref> Ambiguity over the exact borderline between the two nations later led to dispute over the ownership of
Guaíra Falls Guairá Falls ( es, Saltos del Guairá, pt, Salto das Sete Quedas do Guaíra) were a series of immense waterfalls on the Paraná River along the border between Paraguay and Brazil. The falls ceased to exist in 1982 when they were inundated by the ...
. Despite its obligations under the
Treaty of the Triple Alliance The Treaty of the Triple Alliance was a treaty that allied the Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay against Paraguay. Signed in 1865, after the outbreak of the Paraguayan War, its articles (plus a Protocol) prescribed the allies' actions bo ...
towards Argentina and Uruguay, Brazil concluded the treaty with Paraguay separately. In response, Argentina occupied Villa Occidental, to enforce its claims in
Gran Chaco The Gran Chaco or Dry Chaco is a sparsely populated, hot and semiarid lowland natural region of the Río de la Plata basin, divided among eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, northern Argentina, and a portion of the Brazilian states of Mato ...
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* History of Paraguay 1872 treaties 1872 in Brazil January 1872 events Brazil–Paraguay relations Treaties of Paraguay Treaties of the Empire of Brazil 1870s in Paraguay Paraguayan War {{treaty-stub