López, Carlos Antonio
López, Carlos Antonio
(kär`lōs äntô`nyō lō`pās), 1790?–1862, president of Paraguay (1844–62). He rose to power shortly after the death of J. G. Rodríguez FranciaFrancia, José Gaspar Rodríguez, 1766–1840, dictator of Paraguay and creator of its national independence, known as El Supremo. Incorruptible and of superior cultural attainments for his epoch, he took part in the bloodless revolution against Spain (1811),
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, 1826?–1870, president of Paraguay (1862–70). He was the son of Carlos Antonio López, who made him a brigadier general at 18.
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