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78 unusual facts about Asunción


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On a hot Friday in April of 2005 in Asunción, a 17 year old pushcart porter named Victor (Celso Franco) is distracted while daydreaming about being famous and admired at a DVD booth in the middle of a market, causing him the loss of a customer.

Agriculture in Paraguay

A more suitable location for crops was the central region in the vicinity of Asunción, where traditional crop production had dominated since peasants were pushed toward the capital at the end of the Paraguayan War.

Alberto Jara Saguier

Alberto Isidoro Jara Saguier (born 30 September 1943 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former football midfielder and coach.

He was then transferred to French club Red Star Saint-Ouen in 1966, and the following year signed for Real Mallorca of Spain before returning to Paraguay to play for Olimpia Asunción (1969), Libertad (1970) and River Plate de Asunción (1971).

Andrés Duarte

Andrés Duarte Villamayor (born 4 February 1972 in Asunción) is a retired Paraguayan footballer.

Arsenio Erico

Erico, born in Asunción, Paraguay, started his career in Club National of Paraguay and made his debut in the club's first team squad at the age of 15.

Benny Ricardo

Benito Concepcion "Benny" Ricardo (born January 4, 1954 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former American football placekicker in the NFL (1976-1984) for the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and the San Diego Chargers.

Carlos Bonet

Carlos Bonet Cáceres (born 2 October 1977 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a right winger for Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.

Carlos Diarte

Diarte started his career in Olimpia Asunción and at the age of 16 he made his debut in the professional squad, helping Olimpia win the Paraguayan championship in 1971.

Carlos Humberto Paredes

Paredes started his career in Club Olimpia of Paraguay in 1995, winning five national championships and becoming the youngest captain in the club's history at the age of 20.

Carlos Jara Saguier

Born in Asunción, Jara Saguier played as a midfielder and spent the best years of his career at Cerro Porteño of Paraguay and Cruz Azul of Mexico.

Carlos Morales Santos

Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos (born 4 November 1968 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Cayetano Ré

Cayetano Ré Ramírez (7 February 1938 – 26 November 2013) was a Paraguayan footballer striker and coach who was born in Asunción.

Celso Ortiz

Celso Fabián Ortíz Gamarra (born 26 January 1989 in Asunción), commonly known simply as Celso Ortiz, is a Paraguayan football central midfielder currently playing for AZ in the Netherlands.

Claudio Morel Rodríguez

Claudio Marcelo Morel Rodríguez (born 2 February 1978 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer.

Club Nacional de Regatas El Mbiguá

Club Nacional de Regatas El Mbiguá (most commonly known as "Club Mbiguá") is a multisport club based in Asunción, Paraguay.

Corrientes

Nevertheless, its position between Asunción in present Paraguay, and Buenos Aires made it an important middle point, specially because of its 55-metre-high lands that prevent flooding when the water level rises.

Edith Jiménez

She was born in Asunción in 1918, to Eulogio Jiménez and de Silvia González.

Emilio Aldama

Born in Asunción, Aldama began playing football as a defender with local Club Nacional.

Emilio Bigi

Emilio Bigi was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on July 1, 1910, son of Elisa Bigi, from the Italian collectivity in this country.

Enrique Vera

Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert (born 10 March 1979 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Paraguayan national team.

Erminio Blotta

Dr. Lagleyze sent him to recover at a friend's house in Villeta, 30 km south of Asunción, Paraguay.

Eulogio Martínez

Eulogio Martínez Ramiro (born 11 June 1935 in Asunción, Paraguay, died 30 September 1984 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Paraguayan-Spaniard football striker.

Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos

Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos (May 1, 1926 – March 19, 2009) was the Paraguayan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción from his appointment on May 20, 1989, until his retirement on June 12, 2002.

He remained the Archbishop Emeritus until his death at the Hospital Universitario in Asunción on March 19, 2009, at the age of 82.

Félix Toranzos

Likewise, in 1980 he ended his career of architecture, made in the National University of Asunción.

Football in Paraguay

At the club level, Olimpia Asunción has won a total of eight international tournaments, including three Copa Libertadores and one Intercontinental Cup.

This account has much primary source documentation (newspaper articles) As this version goes, football was first introduced in Paraguay by Dutchman William Paats, who moved from the Netherlands to Asunción (the capital of Paraguay) in 1888.

Because of the huge success of the tournaments and the large attendances for the games, Paats decided to found the first Paraguayan football club, which he named Olimpia Football Club (later renamed Club Olimpia) in 1902.

Gerardo Traverso

Traverso's career ended following a serious injury sustained in an automobile crash in Asunción in May 2004.

Guayrá

In 1542, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca travelled through its southern reaches on his way to Asunción from Santa Catarina Island.

Guido Alvarenga

Guido Virgilio Alvarenga Torales (born 24 August 1970 in Asunción) is a retired football (soccer) player from Paraguay, who was nicknamed "El Mago".

Guido Boggiani

In 1888 Boggiani went to Asunción intending to trade in cattle and hides, then began his first expedition in the Gran Chaco.

Harles Bourdier

Harles Daniel Bourdier (born 14 August 1972 in Asunción) is a retired Paraguayan international footballer.

Ignacio Achúcarro

Achucarro started his career in Olimpia Asunción of Paraguay, where he won two national championships before being transferred to Europe in 1958 to play for Sevilla FC.

Ignacio Núñez Soler

He was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on July 31, 1891, son of Adolfo R. Soler and Ascención Núñez, but he used Núñez Soler when signing his work (using the mother’s last name first before the father’s last name, contrary to what is custom in Paraguay), always being a rebel and nonconformist until his death at the age of 92 years.

Iván Emmanuel González

Iván Emmanuel González Ferreira (born 28 January 1987, in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Club Guaraní.

Jeyson Joel Vega

Jeyson Joel Vega Duarte (born 12 July 1983 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football Midfielder.

Joel Zayas

Joel Fernando Zayas (born 17 September 1977 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football (soccer) goalkeeper.

Jorge Gaona

Jorge Constantino Gaona Aranda, more commonly known as Jorge Gaona (born 26 January 1985 in Asunción), is a Paraguayan football midfielder.

Jorge Luis Campos

Jorge Luis Campos Velázquez (born 11 August 1970 in Asunción) is a former Paraguayan footballer, who played as a midfielder or upfront.

Jorge Martín Núñez

Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza (born 22 January 1978 in Asunción) is a football defender from Paraguay who plays for General Caballero ZC.

Jose Arrua

Jose Gabriel Arrua Ovelar (born 11 January 1989 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Sportivo Luqueño.

Juan Carlos Bado

A emblematic player for Uruguay, Bado has 53 caps, with 2 tries scored, 10 points in aggregate, since his first match, a 67-3 win over Paraguay, in 2 October 1993, in Asunción, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, aged 19 years old.

Juan de Salazar de Espinosa

Juan de Salazar y Espinosa (1508–1560) was a Spanish explorer, founder of the Paraguayan city of Asunción.

Julio César Cáceres

In October 2008 Cáceres had a very public conflict with Boca teammate Juan Román Riquelme, when in an interview on a Paraguayan radio station in Asunción, where he was training with his national team, Cáceres questioned Riquelme's motivation.

Luis Cubilla

As a coach, Cubilla achieved enormous success with Club Olimpia of Paraguay, winning 7 international titles and several national championships.

Mario Saldívar

Mario Arsenio Saldívar Rojas (born September 12, 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayian footballer, who plays for Figueirense as a right back.

Miguel Ángel Benítez

Benítez left Espanyol in January 2002 to return to Paraguay, and signed for Asunción's Club Olimpia.

Names of Buenos Aires

A second (and permanent) settlement was established in 1580 by Juan de Garay, who sailed down the Paraná River from Asunción (now the capital of Paraguay).

Nelson Cuevas

Nelson Rafael Cuevas Amarilla (born 10 January 1980 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan former footballer and current singer.

Nery Pumpido

After several seasons at Unión de Santa Fe he took over at Paraguayan side Olimpia, from the capital city of Asunción, winning the Copa Libertadores in 2002.

Nicolino Pellegrini

In 1912 he founded the Police marching band of Asunción and eventually formed the finest Paraguayan composers and musicians such as Agustín Pío Barrios, José Asunción Flores (teach the foundations for the guarania), Remberto Giménez and Herminio Giménez.

Ñuflo de Chaves

In 1544 in Asunción (in today's Paraguay) he participated in the revolt against the Spanish governor Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.

Olga Blinder

She is the former director of the Escolinha de Arte of Paraguay in the Brazilian Cultural Mission and of the Instituto de Arte (ISA) of the National University of Asunción.

Oscar Vicente Scavone

Oscar Vicente Scavone, born on July 2, 1955, in Asunción, Paraguay, is a successful Paraguayan businessman and former president of one of the nation's premier soccer teams, Club Olimpia.

Osvaldo Martínez

His first game for the side came on 15 October 2008, in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Asunción against Peru.

Paraguayan Civil War

On April 27, the navy joined the rebellion and shelled Asunción, they were fought off by the artillery division that had come from Paraguarí, commanded by Alfredo Stroessner.

Paraguayan Tercera División

Tercera División de Paraguay (Third Division of Paraguay, in English), is the third division of Paraguayan football (soccer), and it is organized by the Paraguayan Football Association in the metropolitan area, and organized by the Unión del Fútbol del Interior, in the rest of the country, except Asunción and Central department.

Patrice Lagisquet

He also represented France XV, establishing a national record of 7 tries scored in the 106-12 win over Paraguay, at 27 June 1988, in Asunción.

Pikysyry maneuver

The position had great against: the new battleground was no more than 35 km from the capital, Asunción, his fall, or enemy action signifying a rodeo in the same mean the fall of the capital.

Raúl Duarte

Raúl Ricardo Duarte Barrios (born 18 July 1969 in Asunción) is a Paraguay former footballer and current manager of Deportivo Quevedo.

Ricardo Migliorisi

Ricardo was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on January 6, 1948 to Isolina Salsa Ferraris and Salvador Migliorisi Tumino, of Italian origin.

Richard Adrián Salinas

Richard Adrián Salinas Benítez (born 6 February 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer, he plays for Club Olimpia.

Roberto Fernández

Roberto Eladio Fernández Roa (born 29 July 1956 in Asunción) is a retired football goalkeeper from Paraguay.

Roberto Junior Fernández

Roberto Junior Fernández Torres (born 29 March 1988 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football goalkeeper who plays for Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.

Rubén Noceda

Rubén Noceda (born 11 May 1931 in Asunción – 8 April 2007) is a former football goalkeeper from Paraguay.

Rubén Ruiz Díaz

Born in Asunción, Ruiz Díaz began playing football in the youth side of Club Rubio Ñu, before making his senior debut for the club at age 15.

Ruy Diaz Melgarejo

In the late 1540s Melgarejo organized the election of his relative Diego de Abreu to the post of Governor of Asunción, deposing Fernando Mendoza, who had been appointed Governor by de Vaca's deputy.

Saturnino Arrúa

Born in Itá near Asunción, Arrúa made his senior debuts at only 14, with local Sportivo Iteño.

Siege of Humaitá

From Tuiu-Cuê the allies headed north and took the villages of São Solano, Vila do Pilar and Tayi, and finally laid siege to Humaitá itself, isolating it from Asunción.

Tomás Guzmán

Tomás Guzmán fullname Tomás Andrés Guzmán Gaetan (born 7 March 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for Olimpia in the Primera División Paraguaya.

Torneo República

The competition was held at the beginning of the year and its purpose was to integrate teams from the Asunción area with teams from other departments in order to give teams from all over the country a chance to qualify for international CONMEBOL tournaments.

Víctor Diogo

He made his international debut on September 20, 1979 in a Copa América match against Paraguay (0-0) in Asunción.

Virginio Cáceres

In 1990 he signed for Olimpia Asunción, where he would eventually play until his retirement in 2002.

Cáceres started his career in the regional league team from the San Pedro Department and arrived in Asunción at the start of 1984 and signed for Club Guaraní.

Viriato Díaz Pérez

Since he arrived to Paraguay, the name Viriato was never estranged from the cultural activity in Asunción.

Wilmar Cabrera

Having made his debut on June 2, 1983 in a match against Paraguay (0-0) in Asunción.


Antenor Orrego

Antenor Orrego was born in 1892 to José Asunción Orrego and Victoria Espinoza Villanueva in the Santa Cruz Province of the Cajamarca Region of Peru.

Antonio Ortiz Mayans

Rafael Oddone, edited in 1930, “Zorazábal, su Vida, sus Obras”, the Spanish version of Julio Correa`s work “Ñanemba`era`y”, “Tataindy nde pyharépe”, “Evocaciones de Asunción” and in 1977, “Voces Añoradas”.

Archives of Terror

The "Archives of Terror" (Archivos del Terror) were found on December 22, 1992, by lawyer and human-rights activist Dr. Martín Almada, and judge José Agustín Fernández, in a police station in a suburb of Asunción (Lambaré), capital of Paraguay.

Ariel Sorin

He played three times in the Panamerican Junior Championships, and took 2nd at Saladillo 1985, tied for 5-7th at Quito 1986, and tied for 4-5th at Asuncion 1987.

Bulan, Sorsogon

The St. Louise De Marillac School (Formerly Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion) a Catholic school run by the Daughters of Charity religious congregation, Saint Bonaventure Academy of Butag, the Southern Luzon Institute-Kenerino Ramirez Asuncion Memorial School (SLI-KRAMS) were the oldest school in Bulan, Solis Institute of Technology, and A.G. Villaroya Technological Foundation Institute.

Cerro Cora National Park

If one is leaving from Asunción, needs to take Ruta 2, and go until Coronel Oviedo city.

Concepción, Paraguay

Route 5 "Gral. Bernardino Caballero" connects the city with Pedro Juan Caballero and Asunción.

Coronel Oviedo

Coronel Oviedo is an important transit point, as it lies halfway between Asunción and Ciudad del Este.

Domingo Laino

In September 1979, Laino was confined to the town of Mbuyapey, 182 km from Asuncion.

Edith Jiménez

She evolved with her artistic production and continued with the presentations of her works to the audience participating in numerous collective samples in Asuncion, San Paulo, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Montevideo and in country sides of Paraguay.

Geology of Paraguay

The Creataceous volcanism did also created minor outcrops of potassic alkaline volcanics in a graben structure developed between Asunción and Villarrica and in Amambay Department.

Hérib Campos Cervera

Paraguayan poet Hérib Campos Cervera was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on March 30, 1905, son of Spanish parents, Herib Campos Cervera, also a poet, and of Alicia Diaz Perez, sister of the great intellectual Viriato Díaz Pérez.

Isla Umbú

Returning villagers who emigrated in search of better employment alternatives in Asunción, Ciudad del Este, Pilar or Buenos Aires.

Julio Valdeón Baruque

Under his tutelage was formed a generation of medievalists prestigious among them María Isabel del Val, Juan Carlos Martín Cea, Asunción Esteban Recio, Ángel Martínez Casado y Juan Antonio Bonachía Hernando.

Larissa Riquelme

Following her rise to fame, and after Argentinian coach Diego Maradona promised to run naked through Buenos Aires if Argentina won the 2010 World Cup, Riquelme matched the offer and promised that she would run naked (wearing only body paint in the colors of Paraguay) through Asunción if Paraguay won the World Cup, or even if they reached the semi-finals by beating Spain.

Luis Fernando Páez

Luis Fernando Páez González (born December 19, 1989 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Tacuary in the Primera División Paraguaya.

Mburuvichá Roga

Residencia Presidencial Mburuvichá Róga (Guarani for House of the Chief) is a building in Asuncion, Paraguay, that serves as the official residence for the President and First Lady of Paraguay, and is also the official headquarters of the Office of the First Lady of the Nation.

Minga Guazú

Guaraní International Airport, located in the west side of the district, offers regular flights to Asunción, São Paulo, and connections with other flights.

Moisés Santiago Bertoni

Participates of the country's public life, and having conducted research for proper cultivation in Paraguay, was invited by the Paraguayan president, General Juan Bautista Egusquiza (1845–1902), to form an Agricultural Institute in Asunción.

Pampanga Hotel

The residence of Asuncion Santos, a daughter of Don Teodoro Santos, Sr. (Dorong Tola), who married Andres Eusebio, it was the first site of the Pampanga High School when it first opened.

Pastrana, Spain

The main street leads to the Iglesia de la Asunción, in whose museum the tapestries are kept, and also a painting by El Greco.

San Manuel, Pangasinan

NGCP's San Manuel street-lighting project: the National Transmission Corporation (National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, NGCP) electrified San Manuel from Nagsaag Extra-High Voltage (EHV) substation down to Asuncion Street.

San Pedro del Paraná

Another version relates that there were installed the forces of General Dr. Manuel Belgrano, in their advance towards the city of Asunción, in the year 1811.

Silvio Pettirossi

Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, three soccer clubs, the Airborne Brigade of the Paraguayan Air Force, a Paraguayan Air Force Base in Luque, an avenue in Asunción, the Paraguayan Institute of Aviation History, a school, and some other things are named after him.