History of Paraguay (to 1811) Buenos Aires in 1580, the steady deterioration in the importance of Asunción contributed to growing political instability within the province. In 1617 the Río de la Plata Province was divided into two smaller provinces: Paraguay, with Asunción as its capital, and Río de la Plata, with headquarters in Buenos Aires. With this action, Asunción lost control of the Río de la Plata estuary and became dependent on Buenos Aires for maritime shipping. In 1776 the crown created the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata; Paraguay, which had been subordinate to Lima, now became an outpost of Buenos Aires. Located at
San Salvador, Paraguay by the General Office of Statistics, Polls and Census, this is the data of the San Salvador district: Being 75.44% of the population settled on the rural zone. This colonies were qualified by the INDERT. In this city was born the former President of Paraguay, Andrés Rodríguez, who deposed Alfredo Stroessner, the dictator that had governed the country for 35 years. San Salvador, Paraguay San Salvador is a district of the Guairá Department, Paraguay. It is located in 18 kilometers southwest of Villarrica, the capital of the department, over the old train rails. It's also known as the former Borja