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The city was so named when a stockade was completed there on the Feast of the Assumption (August 15) in 1537. When Buenos Aires was evacuated in 1541 after an attack by the Pampa Indians, the inhabitants fled to Asunción.
May 9, 2018 · Asunción, capital city of Paraguay, founded 15 August 1537 (the Feast of the Assumption) by Juan de Salazar y Espinoza on the east bank of the Paraguay River, 956 miles upstream from the port of Buenos Aires, Asunción became the capital of Paraguay on 14 May 1811. Serving as a base for colonial expeditions and Jesuit missionaries, Asunción ...
The city was first founded in 1536 by a Spanish gold-seeking expedition under Pedro de Mendoza. However, attacks by indigenous peoples forced the settlers in 1539 to move to Asunción (now the capital of Paraguay), and in 1541 the old site was burned.
- 1 Defensa 751, San Telmo, Tercero Del Sur Tunnel
- 2 Balcarce 531–541, San Telmo
- 3 Lezama Park, San Telmo
- 4 Defensa 1469, San Telmo
- 5 The Jesuit Church, San Telmo
- 6 Perú 680, San Telmo, The Coni Press
- 7 Balcarce 433, San Telmo, Michelángelo
- 8 San Juan 338, San Telmo, La Casa Naranjo
This site underwent an initial rescue excavation prior to proposed redevelopment works (Podestá et al. 1986). However, the study was not completed to the satisfaction of the sponsor and a new team of archaeologists and built heritage specialists took over the project (Schávelzon et al. 1987). Documentary research suggested that the first dwelling o...
A built heritage study was undertaken for this property in the late 1980s (de Martino et al. 1988). Various archival sources were consulted which indicated that the property underwent several episodes of change and expansion. The first dwelling on the property was a modest construction of adobe and timber that had two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a wat...
Lezama Park was thought to be site of the first settlement of Buenos Aires (1536–1541) (Schávelzon and Lorandi 1992:1–4). Archival sources identified the first recorded owner of land associated with this site as Maria Bazurco in 1739. The property changed hands a number of times before it was sold in 1857 to Gregorio Lezama. When Lezama died in 188...
This site was excavated in 1988 and funded by the EarthWatch Institute (Schávelzon 1989). Given that the excavations at Lezama Park did not locate the first city’s first settlement, this project aimed to conduct an excavation just north of the park, on higher, dryer ground in order to continue the search. Archival sources revealed that the first dw...
The Jesuit Church was excavated in 1989 (Schávelzon and Zarankin 1992). Archival sources revealed that in 1732, the property was donated to the Jesuits in order to build a church, school, and residency for men (Schávelzon 2000:110; Schávelzon and Zarankin 1992:4). These buildings were commissioned and built; however, by 1767 the Jesuits were expell...
Sections of this site were excavated in 1989 during a project funded by the EarthWatch Institute (Schávelzon 1994, 1995, 2000; Schávelzon et al. 1989). Archival research revealed that the property changed hands a number of times before any permanent structures were built on it. During the first half of the eighteenth century, the property was sold ...
The site at Balcarce 433 was excavated in 1996 prior to redevelopment works (Schávelzon 2000; Schávelzon and Silveira 1998). From 1601, the Santo Domingo Convent occupied the entire city block where the subject site is located. By 1823, the government expropriated the land and transferred half of the block to the newly established University of Bue...
This site was excavated in 1999 prior to proposed redevelopment works (Arias Incollá 2004:6; Schávelzon 2012). Archival sources revealed that the first dwelling on the property was built in the early eighteenth century and was later demolished. By 1780, a second dwelling was constructed reusing the bricks from the first (Arias Incollá 2004:6–7). It...
- Pamela Ricardi
- 2020
Mar 21, 2022 · The colonizer who founded Buenos Aires for the second time was a Basque entrepreneur who was on all the expeditions he was able to participate in. 439 years ago, it came to a tragic end somewhere ...
Asunción. Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay. Unlike other capitals of South America such as Buenos Aires, Quito or Lima, Asunción is off the beaten path as it lacks well known tourist attractions. However, the number of visitors is on the rise and those who visit the Paraguayan capital will discover an authentic Latin ...
