Carlos Loizaga

Carlos Loizaga
Triumvir of Paraguay
In office
15 August 1869 – 31 August 1870
Preceded byFrancisco Solano López
Succeeded byFacundo Machaín
Personal details
BornAsunción, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
DiedAsunción, Paraguay

Carlos Loizaga was member of the Paraguayan Triumvirate established by the occupying allied forces following the fall of Asunción from 15 August 1869 to 31 August 1870. He was a member of the Paraguayan Legion.[1] After the war, he signed the Loizaga–Cotegipe Treaty of peace and borders between the Empire of Brazil and Paraguay, giving Brazil all the territories north of the Apa River that it had claimed before the war, a total of 62,325 square kilometers (24,064 sq mi).[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Tasso Fragoso 1941, p. 30.
  2. ^ Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

Bibliography

  • Tasso Fragoso, Augusto (1941). A paz com o Paraguai depois da guerra da Tríplice Aliança (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional.
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