Caacupé
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Caacupé is a city and district in Paraguay
. It is the capital of the department
of Cordillera
.
The town was founded in 1770 by Carlos Murphy, a grenadier at the service of King Charles III of Spain
, although a first settlement existed here from the 17th century.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé
. Caacupé is best known for chipa, a hard bread. Its major religious festival, held annually on 8 December in honour of the statue
tte of Our Lady of the Miracles. This statuette, carved in the 16th century by a devout convert, was miraculously saved from a great flood, and numerous miracles are ascribed to it. An enormous basilica stands in the centre of the town, and it is to this that over 300,000 of the faithful make their way, in a pilgrimage
, for the festival.
During the rest of the year Caacupé is a quiet provincial town. It has a park with amusements.
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. It is the capital of the department
Department (subnational entity)
Department is the name given to the administrative and political subdivisions of many countries.As a territorial unit, "department" was first used by the French Revolutionary governments, apparently to emphasize that each territory was simply an administrative sub-division of the united sovereign...
of Cordillera
Cordillera Department
-History:During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries this area of the country was going through a serious crisis due to population bellicosity of the Indians from Chaco. The villagers from Tobatí located north of the river Pirapo then called, had to migrate south for the continue attacks by...
.
The town was founded in 1770 by Carlos Murphy, a grenadier at the service of King Charles III of Spain
Charles III of Spain
Charles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...
, although a first settlement existed here from the 17th century.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé
Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caacupé is a diocese located in the city of Caacupé in the Ecclesiastical province of Asunción in Paraguay.-History:...
. Caacupé is best known for chipa, a hard bread. Its major religious festival, held annually on 8 December in honour of the statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
tte of Our Lady of the Miracles. This statuette, carved in the 16th century by a devout convert, was miraculously saved from a great flood, and numerous miracles are ascribed to it. An enormous basilica stands in the centre of the town, and it is to this that over 300,000 of the faithful make their way, in a pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
, for the festival.
During the rest of the year Caacupé is a quiet provincial town. It has a park with amusements.