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    José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ɣasˈpaɾ roˈðɾiɣes ðe ˈfɾansia]) (6 January 1766 – 20 September 1840) was a Paraguayan...
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    de Cervantes in 1989, Spanish literature's most prestigious prize. Yo el Supremo explores the dictations and inner thoughts of José Gaspar Rodríguez de...
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    Salvador Rafael Carrera, Guatemala José María Morelos, Mexico José Anacleto Ordóñez, Nicaragua Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguay Agustín Gamarra, Peru...
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    from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, its first effective head of state was utopist José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, who ruled the country from 1814...
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    Junta of Paraguay on 20 September 1840 following the death of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. He was chairman of the Junta until 22 January 1841, when he...
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    Alonso de Buenaventura, started in 1640 and took 60 years to complete. Yaguarón is also notable as the birthplace of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, dictator...
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  • Paraguayan dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, who was also known as "Dr. Francia." The book's title derives from the fact that Francia referred to himself...
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    have managed to rule until their natural deaths, including José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia of Paraguay, Alexandre Pétion and François Duvalier of Haiti...
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  • Juan Vicente Gómez's dictatorship, President of Venezuela José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator...
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    1841 following the death of the nation's longtime dictator, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. The elder López would commission his son as a brigadier general...
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    eternity and divinity. President for life Roman emperor Dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, ruler of Paraguay who held a similar title. For this title...
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    Pedro Juan Caballero (politician) (category People from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata)
    dictator of Paraguay José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. In 1820 he was accused of being involved in the conspiracy against Francia, and committed suicide...
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  • José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco 12 February 1814 – 12 June 1814, Fulgencio Yegros y Franco de Torres 12 June 1814 – 3 October 1814, José Gaspar...
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    government of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. This diocesan museum is rich in collection of Jesuit and Franciscan carvings. Casa de la Independencia...
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  • supreme one" in Spanish and Italian respectively) may refer to: José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840), Paraguayan dictator Pasquale Condello (born 1950)...
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    Ignacio Iturbe, Mauricio Jose Troche, Fernando de la Mora, Juan Valeriano de Zeballos and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia forced governor Velasco to...
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  • in the Shooting of José Rodríguez José Antonio Rodríguez Aldea (1779-1841), Chilean political figure José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840), Consul...
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    Ubalda García de Cañete (1807–1890) was the eldest daughter of the Paraguayan dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. Ubalda's mother was María Juana...
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    Different types of bombillas, with a common matchstick for scale José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, a 19th-century consul and dictator of Paraguay, with a mate...
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    father's side he is a direct descendant of former dictator Dr. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, considered to be Paraguay's founding father. Peña holds graduate...
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    of the Isthmus" Manuel Noriega Omar Torrijos Eusebio Ayala José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, "El Supremo" Rafael Franco Carlos Antonio López Francisco...
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    salud! 30 de noviembre: Día Nacional del Mate en la Argentina". INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA YERBA MAT. Retrieved 25 January 2021. El Congreso de la Nación...
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    which in 1813 was replaced by a two-man consulate. Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia were chosen by Congress in 1813 as Consuls of the Republic...
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    domination of Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia, who in his absolute rule almost entirely cut off the new nation from the world. After Dr. Francia's death in...
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  • authoritarian political leaders. The Paraguayan President José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia used, among other titles, El Supremo (The Supreme) and Dictador...
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    Carlos Antonio López (category People from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata)
    influential connections. He attracted the hostility of the dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, his reputed uncle, which caused him to go into hiding for...
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    Ramón Balcarce. He maintained an excellent relationship with José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, dictator of Paraguay, and he also maintained a good relationship...
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  • List of state leaders in the 19th century (1801–1850) (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    (1811–1813) José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Consul (1813–1814) Fulgencio Yegros, Consul (1814) José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Consul (1814) José Gaspar Rodríguez...
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  • independence on May 14, 1811, Paraguay was taken over by the dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. During his rule which lasted from 1814 until his death in...
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  • Andrés Rodríguez (1923-1997), army general and president Guido Rodríguez Alcalá (born 1946), writer Hugo Rodríguez-Alcalá (1917-2007), writer José Gaspar Rodríguez...
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