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Cabildo Declaration of Loyalty

Name: Cabildo Declaration of Loyalty
Start: 1810-07-24
Location: Asunción

When: 24 July 1810
Where: Asunción
Part of: Paraguay's governor and Cabildo declare loyalty to Ferdinand VII

Governor Velasco convened a Cabildo in Asunción to reject the Primera Junta and affirm loyalty to King Ferdinand VII.

On July 24, 1810, Governor Bernardo de Velasco organized a Cabildo of 200 local notables. The assembly sent a reply to Buenos Aires rejecting the authority of the Primera Junta and announcing continued loyalty to the Spanish King Ferdinand VII, maintaining Paraguay under the rule of the Spanish Crown.

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Independence of Paraguay Wikipedia

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