Dec 13, 2017
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)