Paraguay Río de la Plata to the Paraná River, and finally up the Paraguay River. In 1537, they established the city of Asunción, which was the first capital of the Governorate of Paraguay and Río de la Plata. Paraguay was the epicenter of the Jesuit Missions, where the Guaraní people were educated and introduced to Christianity and European culture under the direction of the Society of Jesus in Jesuit reductions, mainly during the 17th century. However, after the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, Paraguay increasingly became a peripheral colony, with few urban centers and settlers. Following independence
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