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Crushing of the Assassination Plot
- When
- February 1820
- Where
- Paraguay
Francia's political police uncovered and quickly crushed a plot by elites to assassinate him in February 1820.
The Pyraguës, Francia's political police, discovered a conspiracy involving leading independence figures. The plot aimed at the dictator's assassination. The authorities acted swiftly to suppress the conspiracy, preventing the assassination and consolidating Francia's power.
Sources
- José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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