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21-632: This department was created after the breakup of the Misiones Department , with the city of Encarnación as the capital. It had high economic growth in the first 30 years of the arrival of immigrants and the Carlos Antonio Lopez Railway ; the growth was accompanied by several ups and downs. An era of decline followed until the 1950s when the Carnaval Encarnaceno became better known and attracted tourists from various regions. In

42-560: Is in Guaraní and refers to the place where Encarnación, the current capital city, was founded. The site was known as " itá " (rock, stone) and " punta " (tip); hence the name means "Tip of the Stone". According to the 2002 National Census Itapúa has a total population of 453,692 inhabitants making it the third-most populated department of the country after Central and Alto Paraná . 8.9% of Paraguay's total population lives in this department. Much of

63-509: The Yacyretá Dam near Ayolas. There are numerous institutions which provide Pre-school Education, Elementary and Highschool . with Technical and Scientific emphasis. Its main attractions are the beaches formed by the rivers Paraná and Tebicuary. Villa Florida is a city which offers landscapes to its visitors. This department is known by the work of evangelizing by the Jesuits priests who founded

84-543: The 1980s the department became more industrial, but modestly so compared with other departments like the Central Department . In 1989 the Yacyretá Dam displaced the people living in the Yacyretá Reservoir; the displacement still continues. The San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge was inaugurated in 1991, connecting not only the city of Encarnación and Posadas , but also Paraguay with Argentina . The name

105-511: The Itapúa region was colonized by immigrants from different origins, among them the Italians , Germans , Ukrainians , French , Japanese , Poles , and also immigrants from Syria and Lebanon in more recent times. Because of this cultural diversity Itapúa was given the name " Melting pot ", making it the most cosmopolitan department of Paraguay. In the beginning, the first major economic activity of

126-524: The Misiones department was created in 1906 as the San Ignacio department, these towns were made several of the department's first 8 districts, along with Santa Rosa, Ayolas and Villa Florida. When the department was renamed in 1945, its capital was moved from San Ignacio to San Juan Bautista. Misiones department is relatively flat and crossed by a number of rivers and streams. The northern and southern borders of

147-455: The United States in 1853, and with and Argentina in 1856. His government worked to improve infrastructure and transportation within the country through the establishment of a new railroad line and steamship river routes. López also encouraged public education through the expansion of primary schools and the reopening of the seminary he attended as a young man, which increased literacy throughout

168-458: The annual average is 15 °C, with a maximum of 40 °C and a minimum of -3 °C. Rainfall is abundant, with an annual average of nearly 1,700 mm, recorded throughout most of the year except in July and August. The department is divided into the following 30 districts: Misiones Department Misiones ( Spanish pronunciation: [miˈsjo.nes] ) is a department located in

189-584: The department are formed by, respectively, the Tebicuary and the Paraná rivers, the latter of which is an important waterway in the region. A number of other streams cross the department, including the Yabebyry, Atingui, San Roque, Sauce, Uruguay, Ca'a Po'i, Tororo, San Tadeo, San Antonio and Itay. The department is divided into ten districts : The main economic activities are livestock raising and agriculture. Cattle are

210-554: The district of Santiago, but not by its urban area. The national routes PY04 and PY20 connects Misiones with neighbor Ñeembucú department . All ten districts urban areas are accessible by paved road. Small airports are located in San Juan Bautista and Ayolas ( Juan de Ayolas Airport ) to the south. The southern part of the department is accessible to the Paraná River , which is navigable by large cargo ships downstream of

231-562: The east, Ñeembucú to the west, and the Corrientes Province of Argentina to the south. The modern settling of Misiones began with the arrival of Jesuit missionaries to the region in the 17th century and the subsequent establishment of several reductions whose purpose was to both civilize and catechize the indigenous Guaraní peoples. While several of these reductions would ultimately be in Argentinian and Brazilian territory, 8 of

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252-534: The immigrants was the exploitation of natural resources, especially timber , in the Alto Paraná and San Rafael Hills (now a national park). Nowadays, residents are engaged in several thriving industries, including agriculture (soybean, tung, corn, etc.) and livestock . This department is located southeast of the Eastern Region of Paraguay. The climate is humid subtropical with a tendency to low temperatures,

273-515: The most common livestock, and pigs, sheep, horses, and goats are common as well. Agriculture is widely practiced, with fields mainly in the north and center of the department. The main crops are rice, soya, corn, sweet oranges, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and cotton. Misiones is connected to Asunción and Encarnación via national route PY01 which passes through 6 of the 10 districts: Villa Florida, San Miguel, San Juan Bautista, San Ignacio, Santa Rosa and San Patricio, it even passes through

294-429: The new post for a 10-year term. The constitution vested López with powers almost as sweeping as those Francia had held for most of his 26-year rule, effectively codifying the dictatorial powers he had seized just months earlier. The document included no guarantees of civil rights; indeed, the word "liberty" was not even in the text. He was re-elected for a three-year term in 1854 and again in 1857 for ten more years, with

315-507: The place with many reductions. A few towns still have the remains of that era such as the colonial churches. Part of the historical remains is exposed in Museums with many samples of wooden carvings made by the Indians at the reductions period. Carlos Antonio L%C3%B3pez Carlos Antonio López Ynsfrán (November 4, 1792 – September 10, 1862) was leader of Paraguay from 1841 to 1862. López

336-450: The power to nominate his own successor. His government was directed towards developing Paraguay's primary resource extraction and strengthening Paraguay's armed forces. He contracted numerous foreign technicians, most of whom were British, and built up the formidable Fortress of Humaitá . Before the constitution adopted in 1844 that legitimized López’s presidency, Paraguay had no official document of sovereignty; López’s influence led to

357-761: The recognition of Paraguay as an independent nation. However, his approach to foreign affairs several times involved him in diplomatic disputes with the Empire of Brazil , the United States , and the British Empire , which nearly resulted in war. His government was somewhat more tolerant of opposition than Francia's had been. He released all political prisoners soon after he took full power and also took measures to abolish slavery . During his presidency, Paraguay’s economy saw unprecedented growth. He signed commercial treaties with Brazil in 1850, with Great Britain, France and

378-480: The reductions would remain in Paraguay, concentrated in what would become the Misiones and Itapúa departments. Some of these reductions, namely San Ignacio Guazú, Santa Maria de Fe and Santiago would become the foundation for subsequent towns in Misiones. The town of Yabebyry was established in 1790, and later, during the presidency of Carlos Antonio López , the towns of San Miguel and San Juan Bautista were founded. When

399-472: The southern region of Paraguay . Its capital is San Juan Bautista . The eighth of Paraguay's 17 departments, it was created in 1906, then known as the San Ignacio Department , and was not given its present name until 1945. Its current name reflects its status as home to several Jesuit Reductions , or missions. Misiones borders the departments of Paraguarí and Caazapá to the north, Itapúa to

420-399: Was born at Manorá (Asunción) on November 4, 1792, as one of eight children. He graduated from Real Colegio y Seminario de San Carlos and then began a law practice, a profession which allowed him to develop 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 several years. López

441-443: Was briefly secretary of the military junta led by Colonel Mariano Roque Alonso that ruled the country from 1840 to 1841, after the death of Francia. On March 12, 1841, Congress chose López and Roque to be joint consuls for three years. In 1844, he exiled Roque and assumed dictatorial powers. A few months later, Congress adopted a new constitution, which changed the head of state's title from consul to president and elected López to

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