Paraguay Timeline

1816: Paraguay gains independence from “United Provinces”, resisting efforts of Buenos Aires to dominate the “Rio de la Plata” region.

1840: Death of dictator Francia, a somewhat constitutional government is established under Carlos Antonio Lopez, isolationist policies expelled and industrialization promoted.

1865: Lopez declares war on Brazil over border disputes and is eventually defeated.

1885: Augustin Barrios Mangoré was born in San Juan Bautista de Las Misiones, Paraguay.

1904: Jose Asunción Flores was born in Asuncion, Paraguay.

1910: Augustin Barrios Mangoré leaves Paraguay for week-long tour in Argentina, ended up giving concerts in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

1915: Jose Asunción Flores Joins the Capital Police Marching Band.

1919: Augustin Barrios Mangoré invited to play for the president of Brazil.
Digno Garcia was born in Luque, Paraguay.

1922: Jose Asunción Flores writes his first composition.

1925: Jose Asunción Flores composes the first piece that is classified as part of the “Guarania” genre of music.

1928: Jose Asunción Flores meets and starts composing with poet Manuel Ortiz Guerrero.

1930: Augustin Barrios Mangoré adopted Guarani name; Mangoré.

1932: Jose Asunción Flores joins the Paraguayan army to fight in the Choco War.

1934: Augustin Barrios Mangoré goes to Europe with his patron Salomini, lived in Berlin while giving concerts in Spain and Belgium.

1936: Augustin Barrios Mangoré returns to Latin America.
Jose Asunción Flores returns to Paraguay from Buenos Aires and is made director of the Guarani Folkloric Orchestra.

1939: Augustin Barrios Mangoré teaching position in conservatory in San Salvador, El Salvador.

1944: Digno Garcia is part of the trio, “Los Paraguayos”.
Digno Garcia’s first composition, “Cascada”.
Augustin Barrios Mangoré dies.
Jose Asunción Flores’ composition, India in declared the national song.

1949: Jose Asunción Flores is awarded the National Order of Merit by the Paraguayan government but turns it down in protest of the assassination of a Paraguayan student.

1954: Paraguayan government sponsors European tour for “Los Paraguayos” to expose Europe to Paraguayan music.
Jose Asunción Flores is forced in exile.

1962: Digno Garcia moves to Belgium.

1976: Jose Asunción Flores dies while in exile in Buenos Aires.

1984: Digno Garcia dies in Belgium.