Memorial · Asunción

Efemérides de la Guerra del Chaco

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This memorial in Asunción commemorates the key events of the Chaco War. It serves as an informative display, detailing the main happenings of this significant conflict in Paraguayan history. The memorial is dedicated to ensuring public awareness and understanding of the war's timeline and its impact, providing a record for future generations to learn and reflect upon this pivotal period.

The memorial pertains to the Chaco War, a major South American conflict. Such war memorials emerged in an era when nations often commemorated significant military actions and their participants. While this memorial focuses on a much later conflict, it stands within the tradition of civic remembrance, where communities sought to preserve the memory of past struggles and their consequences. It informs about the principal occurrences of the Chaco War, reflecting a common desire to chronicle historical events for public education and historical preservation.

The memorial is situated in Asunción, acting as a signboard that provides details about the Chaco War. Visitors approaching this historical marker will find information documenting the main events of the conflict. Its location in the city of Asunción makes it accessible for individuals wishing to learn more about this specific period in the region's past. The display serves purely to inform, offering a quiet space for reflection on the historical facts presented.

Inscription

“Cartel que informa sobre los principales acontecimientos de la Guerra del Chaco.”
Transcribed from the Memorial at Asunción.

Background

Cartel que informa sobre los principales acontecimientos de la Guerra del Chaco.

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Data sources

Location records are drawn from open, licence-clean datasets, kept here with attribution and gratitude to the people who maintain them.

  • Open Plaques, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). See openplaques.org.
  • Wikidata, available under the CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) - never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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