1. Bernardino Caballero de Anazco Melgarejo y Genes was a Paraguayan military officer and politician, serving as a General during the Paraguayan War and later as President of Paraguay between September 1880 and November 1886.
14 Facts About Bernardino Caballero
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Bernardino Caballero was the founder of the Colorado Party in September 1887, the largest political party in Paraguay currently, along with the Liberal Party in second position.
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Bernardino Caballero joined the Paraguayan Army in 1864 and fought in the Paraguayan War.
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Bernardino Caballero became an increasingly important leader of rearguard actions, eventually becoming a cavalry general.
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Bernardino Caballero was the greatest living war hero, who was captured by Brazilians on 8 April 1870 near the Apa River after the Battle of Cerro Cora and released in May 1871.
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Bernardino Caballero returned to Asuncion and became involved in politics, joining the Lopez loyalist faction led by Candido Bareiro.
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Bernardino Caballero was one of the leaders of March and June 1873 revolts and January 1874 revolt against the politically powerful Benigno Ferreira who was forced to go into exile in February 1874.
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In November 1874 Bernardino Caballero was appointed Minister of Justice, Worship and Education under the new President Juan Bautista Gill.
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Bernardino Caballero rigged the 1886 Presidential election to ensure the victory of his close ally Patricio Escobar.
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Bernardino Caballero maintained a large degree of control as he remained commander of the army and Colorado Party.
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Bernardino Caballero's favored candidates controlled the country until 1894, when Juan Bautista Eguzquiza overthrew Juan Gualberto Gonzalez.
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Bernardino Caballero helped to organize another coup in 1902, putting Juan Antonio Escurra in power, but after Escurra's overthrow in the 1904 Revolution, the Liberals took power.
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Bernardino Caballero is buried in the National Pantheon of the Heroes, due to his wartime efforts and political significance.
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The Paraguayan town of General Bernardino Caballero is named after him.