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Asunción Escalada
Asunción Escalada (1850–1894) was a Paraguayan educator. Life Asunción Escalada was born in Asunción on August 27, 1850. She was the granddaughter of the Argentine educator Juan Pedro Escalada (1777–1869), and the daughter of Juan Manuel Escalada and Casimira Benítez. Escalada started teaching during the War Of The Triple Alliance, working at a small primary school in Atyrá. Nearing the end of the war she was forced to abandon the town, accompanying her grandfather to Cerro Corá. In October 1869 Escalada wrote an article championing women's education in the first issue of the newspaper ''La Regeneración'', Paraguay's first privately-owned periodical. In November 1869, under her direction, the Central School for Girls opened in Asunción. According to some sources, she stayed at the school until 1875; according to other sources, she only stayed at the Central School for a short period before opening her own private school, which she directed until 1875. She married the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asunción
Asunción (, ) 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 of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#South America, longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción, Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, that of other important cities such as Villarrica, Paraguay, Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Santa Cruz de la Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pedro Escalada
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Triple Alliance
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 deadliest and bloodiest inter-state war in Latin American history. Paraguay sustained large casualties, but even the approximate numbers are disputed. Paraguay was forced to cede disputed territory to Argentina and Brazil. The war began in late 1864, as a result of a conflict between Paraguay and Brazil caused by the Uruguayan War. Argentina and Uruguay entered the war against Paraguay in 1865, and it then became known as the "War of the Triple Alliance". After Paraguay was defeated in conventional warfare, it conducted a drawn-out guerrilla resistance, a strategy that resulted in the further destruction of the Paraguayan military and the civilian population. Much of the civilian population died due to battle, hunger, and disease. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atyrá
Atyrá is one of the oldest cities of Paraguay, alongside Yaguarón, Villarrica, Encarnación, Pilar, San Lorenzo, Humaitá among others. Atyrá is 61 KM East from the country's capital, Asunción, located in the Altos Cordillera, as it is part of the Cordillera Department, in Central Paraguay. Original name and founding Atyrá, initially named Atyhá, was founded by the governor Domingo Martínez de Irala in 1538. The word "Atyhá" is of Guaraní origin. It used to be a Guaraní village, and was named for being the meeting place of its residents. Geography Located in the Altos Cordillera, the landscape of the city has large extensions of rocks that form undulations. It is bounded to the north by the city of Arroyos y Esteros, to the north-east by Loma Grande District, to the south by Tobatí, to the west by the Altos, and to the south-east by San Bernardino and Ypacarai. Climate The climate is mild and dry. The average temperature is 22 °C, reaching 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Corá, Amambay
Cerro Corá is a city and district and located in the Amambay Department of Paraguay on the Amambai Mountains. It was created by Law 6555, detaching itself from the municipality of Pedro Juan Caballero, which is from the center of the departmental capital. Its urban center has the name of Colonia Capitán Raúl Ocampos Rojas, also known as Chiriguelo. It has an area of 1451 km2. See also *Battle of Cerro Corá The Battle of Cerro Corá () was the last battle of the Paraguayan War, fought on 1 March 1870, in the vicinity of Cerro Corá, northeast of Paraguay's capital Asunción. It is known for being the battle in which Francisco Solano López, Par ..., 1870 References Populated places in the Amambay Department Districts of Paraguay {{Paraguay-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Regeneración (Paraguay)
''La Regeneración'' was a liberal periodical published in Paraguay by the brothers José Segundo Decoud, Juan José Decoud and Adolfo Decoud, along with Facundo Machaín. It was Paraguay's first wholly private newspaper, funded primarily by returning exiles from Argentina in the aftermath of the Triple Alliance War, such as Juan Francisco Decoud. It ran only briefly, between the end of 1869 and 1870, closing when its office in Asunción was raided by a group of the city's Italian community, due to the publication of a news article which falsely attributed a murder to an Italian man, but had dispropportionate importance on the country's politics in the postwar era. History ''La Regeneración'' was Paraguay's first wholly privately owned newspaper, founded in the 1st of October 1869, while the Triple Alliance War still raged in the country's interior and Asunción, the capital, was under allied military occupation. Written by young liberals, the diary was an important pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Sosa Escalada
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and in Catalonia it became ''Jaume''. In western Spain Jacobus became ''Iago''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name '' Saint James'' developed in Spanish to ''Santiago'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names ''Diego'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the United States, Jaime is used as an independent masculine given name, along with given name James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years. People * Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza * Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Sosa Escalada
Gustavo Sosa Escalada (16 January 1877 – 18 May 1943) was a Paraguayan guitarist, composer, music arranger, writer, journalist, and mathematician. He is widely recognized as the creator of the Paraguayan guitar school and the mentor of notable figures like Agustín Pío Barrios. Biography Gustavo Sosa Escalada was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jaime Sosa Escalada, a Paraguayan political figure exiled in Argentina, and Asunción Escalada, a pioneer in Paraguayan education. He pursued his studies at prestigious Argentine institutions, including the Escuela Naval and the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires. He studied guitar with Juan Alais, Antonio Ferreiro and Carlos García Tolsa. In the 1890s, he moved to Paraguay, where he began teaching guitar at the Paraguayan Institute (now the Ateneo Paraguayo). Over the course of his career, he trained numerous Paraguayan artists, including Quirino Báez Allende, Enriqueta González, and Dionisio Basualdo. In addition to his mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Barrios
Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré and Nitsuga—Agustín spelled backwards—Mangoré; May 5, 1885 – August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest performers and arguably the most prolific composer for the guitar. Biography Birthplace It has been generally accepted that Barrios was born in San Juan Bautista, Paraguay, although the baptismal document in the book of registries in the cathedral of that city does not give his place of birth and several biographers and authorities present evidence that he was actually born in nearby Villa Florida, Misiones, on the Tebicuary River, 30 km to the north; Barrios' diplomatic papers, found in 2019, give "Missiones" [sic] as the place of birth. Early life As a child, Barrios developed a love of music and literature, two arts that were very important to his family. Barrios would eventually speak two languages (Spanish and Guarani language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the List of metropolitan areas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world. It is known for its preserved eclecticism, eclectic European #Architecture, architecture and rich culture, cultural life. It is a multiculturalism, multicultural city that is home to multiple ethnic and religious groups, contributing to its culture as well as to the dialect spoken in the city and in some other parts of the country. This is because since the 19th century, the city, and the country in general, has been a major recipient of millions of Immigration to Argentina, im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asunción Escalada National Highschool
The National Highschool of DME "Asunción Escalada" (commonly called by the acronym CNAE) (and formerly known as the National Girls School) is a traditional secondary school, located in the city of Asunción, Paraguay. It was created by Decree on February 10, 1938, as one of the few educational institutions at that time in charge of education exclusively for girls. It kept its gender distinction until 2004, when by resolution of the Minister of Education, the school became co-educational. There are currently over 1000 students enrolled in the school, with primary and secondary education levels, with three types of baccalaureates in the sciences, and four for technical subjects. The school made a considerable advance in educational opportunities in 2008, through enabling the Technical Bachillerato, Baccalaureate in Industrial Chemistry, making it one of only five schools to offer the course in the Metropolitan Area. In 2012, the institution was in charge of organizing the ESI- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
