Eliza Lynch
Eliza Alice Lynch (Charleville, County Cork, Ireland, 19 November 1833 – Paris, France, 25 July 1886) was the Irish mistress-wife of Francisco Solano López, president of Paraguay.
Eliza Alicia Lynch | |
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Eliza, c. 1864 | |
| First Lady of Paraguay | |
| In office 16 October 1862 – 1 March 1870 | |
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| Born | 19 November 1833 Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Died | 27 July 1886 (aged 52) Paris, France |
| Spouse(s) | Xavier Quatrefages Francisco Solano López (1854–1870; "de facto") |
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| Occupation | First Lady |
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Slandered as the most vilified woman in Latin-American history, she was dubbed as "an ambitious courtesan" who seduced the heir apparent of the Government of Paraguay, Francisco Solano López, turning him into "a bloodthirsty dictator." However, all those accusations were part of the propaganda-warfare during the Paraguayan War, by the allies and are disproven.
Nowadays, she is considered as a "National Heroine" of Paraguay.
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