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    Paraguay History

    By Henry Albinson

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    With the history, also see, Paraguay Society and environment, Paraguay Minority Groups, Paraguay Immigrants, Paraguay Education, Paraguay Economy, Growth and Structure of the Economy, Paraguay Government, Paraguay travel, Paraguay culture.
    The recorded history of Paraguay began indirectly in 1516 with the failed expedition of Juan Díaz de Solís to the Río de la Plata Estuary, which divides Argentina and Uruguay. After Solís's death at the hands of Indians, the expedition renamed the estuary Río de Solís and sailed back to Spain. On the home voyage, one of the vessels was wrecked off Santa Catarina Island near the Brazilian coast. Among the survivors was Aleixo García, a Portuguese adventurer who had acquired a working knowledge of Guaraní. García was intrigued by reports of "the White King" who, it was said, lived far to the west and governed cities of incomparable wealth and splendor. For nearly eight years, García patiently mustered men and supplies for a trip to the interior and finally left Santa Catarina with several European companions to raid the dominions of "El Rey Blanco

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInformation Source LLC
    Release dateJun 25, 2016
    ISBN9781310606588
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    Paraguay History
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    Henry Albinson

    I'm a historian, I have being teaching and writing on histories across the continent and outside world, base on my knowledge in history of human civilization.

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