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ASUNCION (NUESTRA SENORA DE LA ASUNCION) , a city and port of Paraguay
capital of the republic, on the left bank of the Paraguay
Montevideo
Asuncion
elevation
Asuncion
Francia ; the principal streets are paved and lighted by gas and electricity; and telephone and street-car services are maintained. The climate is 'hot but healthful, the mean annual temperature being about, 72 F. The, city is the seat of a bishopric dating from 1547, and contains a large number of religious edifices. It has a national college and public library, but no.great
was founded by Ayolas in 1535, and is the oldest permanent Spanish settlement
rule
rule
Francia , and then under that of the elder and younger Lopez, through which its development was greatly impeded. It was captured and plundered by the Brazilians in 1869, and has been the theatre of several revolutionary outbreaks since then, one of which (1905) resulted in a blockade of several months' duration. (A. J. L.)End of Article: ASUNCION (NUESTRA SENORA DE LA ASUNCION) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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