Fun facts about Pedro Juan Caballero
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Caballero led the plot against Governor Velasco on May 14, 1811.
Pedro Juan Caballero
Paraguay
Pedro Juan Caballero de Añazco y García de Otazú was a leading figure of Paraguayan independence. He was born in Tobatí, a town located Cordillera Department of Paraguay which was then part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
From the “May 14 Revolution” section
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The Governor's quarters became the center of the revolution, where political prisoners were released.
Pedro Juan Caballero
Paraguay
Pedro Juan Caballero de Añazco y García de Otazú was a leading figure of Paraguayan independence. He was born in Tobatí, a town located Cordillera Department of Paraguay which was then part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
From the “May 14 Revolution” section
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Caballero was appointed to the new five-man Junta Superior Gubernativa after the removal of Velasco.
Pedro Juan Caballero
Paraguay
Pedro Juan Caballero de Añazco y García de Otazú was a leading figure of Paraguayan independence. He was born in Tobatí, a town located Cordillera Department of Paraguay which was then part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
From the “Junta Superior Gubernativa” section
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The Paraguayan Military Academy was founded in January 1812 under the new junta.
Pedro Juan Caballero
Paraguay
Pedro Juan Caballero de Añazco y García de Otazú was a leading figure of Paraguayan independence. He was born in Tobatí, a town located Cordillera Department of Paraguay which was then part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
From the “Junta Superior Gubernativa” section
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Caballero committed suicide in his cell on July 13, 1821, after learning he was to be executed.
Pedro Juan Caballero
Paraguay
Pedro Juan Caballero de Añazco y García de Otazú was a leading figure of Paraguayan independence. He was born in Tobatí, a town located Cordillera Department of Paraguay which was then part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
From the “The plot of 1820” section
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Photo: Titorob1995 · CC BY-SA 4.0