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Asuncion city overview
Asuncion is a city in Paraguay shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forAsuncion, Capital city in Paraguay, Asuncion planning base 3, Asuncion planning base 4
RegionParaguayParaguay
Time zoneAmerica/Asuncionlocal time
Founded400historical origin
City history
More than 400 schools, metallurgic factories and the first railroad service in South America were built during the López presidency.
The fort that preceded it was established with the same name on 15 August 1537, by Juan de Salazar de Espinosa, the day on which the Catholic Church commemorates the Assumption of Mary.
In 1542 natives destroyed Buenos Aires, and the Spaniards there fled to Asunción.
The licentious life of the colonists led a priest to describe it in 1545 as the "paradise of Muhammad", a phrase that became one of the city's enduring historical epithets.
In 1731 an uprising under José de Antequera y Castro was one of the first rebellions against Spanish colonial rule.
The event influenced the independence of Paraguay, which subsequently materialized in 1811.
Under the rule of Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (in office 1813–1840) roads were built throughout the city and the streets were named.
After López died in 1862, his son Francisco Solano López became the new president and led the country through the disastrous Paraguayan War that lasted for five years (1864–1870).
On 1 January 1869, the capital city Asunción fell to Brazilian forces led by Gen.
A tramway in Asunción opened in 1871, initially using horse-drawn trams and steam-powered trams, with electric trams being introduced in 1913.
In August 2004, Asunción suffered the greatest tragedy in the history of the country, after the Chaco War, with the infamous blaze at Ycua Bolaños, a supermarket fire that claimed more than 400 lives.
Thus the city became the center of a large Spanish colonial province comprising part of Brazil, present-day Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
Today, Lara's former home, known as Casa de la Independencia (House of the Independence), operates as a museum and historical building. Post-independence period After Paraguay became independent, significant change occurred in Asunción.
Later, Areguá —a city with a colonial feel— began to be the capital, and therefore, to administer the department until today.
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Asuncion
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Capital city in Paraguay
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Asuncion planning base 3
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Asuncion planning base 4
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Asuncion planning base 5
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Asuncion planning base 6
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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