Governorate of Paraguay Governorate of Paraguay The Governorate of Paraguay (), originally called the Governorate of Guayrá, was a governorate of the Spanish Empire and part of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Its seat was the city of Asunción; its territory roughly encompassed the modern day country of Paraguay. The Governorate was created in December 16, 1617 by the royal decree of King Philip III as a split of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata and of Paraguay into its respective halves. The Governorate lasted until 1782, after which the massive Viceroyalty of Peru was split, and Paraguay became an intendency ("intendencia")
San Pedro Department, Paraguay points. By the Jejuí River, there is a spring, the Ykua Mandyju, which has white sand beaches. In Itacurubí del Rosario, there is another spring, the Ykua Salas, very frequented by tourists. Laguna Blanca, in the district of Santa Rosa del Aguaray, is an ecologic and tourist point, where there is a lake with completely transparent water. In San Estanislao is the House of Culture and Historical Museum, which was the first Jesuit school, before becoming a barrack for the Marshall López, during the Paraguayan War. San Pedro Department, Paraguay San Pedro () is a department of Paraguay. The capital