Intendancy of Paraguay
The Intendancy of Paraguay (Spanish: Intendencia del Paraguay), also known as the Intendancy of Asunción (Spanish: Intendencia de Asunción) was an administrative-territorial unit that was part of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata. It was created on 28 January 1782 and came to an end after the May 1811 Revolution.
| Intendencia de Paraguay | |||||||||
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| Intendancy of the Spanish Empire | |||||||||
| 1782–1811 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Map of the Viceroyalty in 1783 | |||||||||
| Capital | Asunción | ||||||||
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| Intendant | |||||||||
• 1782–1787 | Pedro Melo de Portugal (first) | ||||||||
• 1809–1811 | Bernardo de Velasco (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | ||||||||
• Established | 28 January 1782 | ||||||||
• May Revolution | 25 May 1810 | ||||||||
| 19 January 1811 | |||||||||
| 14 May 1811 | |||||||||
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