Data to understand why the Independence of Paraguay is celebrated on May 14 and 15

This May 14 and 15, 210 years of the Independence of Paraguay are celebrated; dates in which we celebrate everything that unites us as Paraguayans and fills us with pride. But if you wonder why the Independence of Paraguay is celebrated for two days , here we bring you the answer and other information about this important date for everyone.

Facts about the Independence of Paraguay

1. The Independence of Paraguay is celebrated for two days because on the morning of May 14 they warn Vicente I. Iturbe that the authorities knew of the revolt that was being organized. At dawn on May 15 , Iturbe delivered the notice of notice to Governor Velasco. This makes Paraguay the only country in the world to celebrate its independence in two days.
2. Paraguay was the second country in Latin America to achieve independence; the first was Haiti in 1804, and the first to do so under Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata.
3. In the Independence of Paraguay not a single drop of blood was shed. This happens because around 80 soldiers put 6 cannons of which 2 were aimed at the governor's house, who yielded to the revolutionaries.
4. The event that precipitated the revolution was the presence of the Lieutenant of Dragones, José de Abreu, who was sent by the Portuguese Court to offer troops and support the Spanish government.
5. The first election of Paraguayan authorities without foreign intervention occurred on June 17, 1811, in which 300 deputies were elected to form the Congress.
6. The solemn declaration of the Independence of Paraguay was made in 1842.
7. The Independence of Paraguay was recognized internationally at different times; Argentina recognized it only in 1852, Brazil did so in 1844; Bolivia and Chile in 1843, Austria in 1844 and Uruguay in 1845.