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South America 154 years ago today: Outbreak of the Paraguayan War (13 Dec 1864) https://buff.ly/2Ej7IBi In 1864 Brazil intervened in Uruguay in support of the liberal Colorado Party, prompting Uruguay’s governing Blanco Party to call on Paraguay for support. Confident in his larger and better-equipped military, and desirous of settling his country’s numerous unresolved border disputes, Paraguayan President Solano López declared war on Brazil in December. #southamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1864 #brazil #chinchaislands #december #december13 #paraguay #peru #southamericanhistory #spanishempire #uruguay #maps #paraguayanwar #triplealliance #solanolopez #todayinhistory #historygeek #historynerd #historybuff #historyteacher #historytoday #southamericanhistory #empireofbrazil #worldhistory #americas #latinamerica (at Asunción, Paraguay) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrUg68Gg1th/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g1pmy413rk9v

South America 153 years ago today: Outbreak of the Paraguayan War (13 Dec 1864) http://omniatlas.com/maps/southamerica/18641213/ In 1864 Brazil intervened in Uruguay in support of the liberal Colorado Party, prompting Uruguay's governing Blanco Party to call on Paraguay for support. Confident in his larger and better-equipped military, and desirous of settling his country's numerous unresolved border disputes, Paraguayan President Solano López declared war on Brazil in December. #southamerica #history #welovemaps #1860s #1864 #brazil #chinchaislands #december #december13 #maps #paraguay #peru #southamerica #spain #uruguay #waroftriplealliance #triplealliance #paraguayanwar (at Asunción, Paraguay)