His life

Juan Gualberto González was born in Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

 on July 12, 1851. He married with teacher Rosa Peña Guanez, daughter of Rosario Guanes and Manuel Pedro Peña.

When the War of Paraguay against the Triple Alliance

War of the Triple Alliance

The Paraguayan War , also known as War of the Triple Alliance , was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay...

 took place, he offered his services and joined the Health Department in the Army. He was taken prisoner, along with Juan Bautista Gill

Juan Bautista Gill

Juan Bautista Gill García was President of Paraguay from November 25, 1874 to April 12, 1877.Juan Bautista Gill Garcia del Barrio was born in Asunción. In 1854 he traveled to Buenos Aires where he did his secondary education and medical training, which he failed to finish. His parents were Juan...

, and had to enroll in the army of the allies. He returned to Asunción in 1869, two years later he joined the masonry, in the Paraguayan Union Lodge No. 30. After some time he became one of the founders of the Supreme Council Grade 33, this institution extolled him in this position on July 8, 1895, with Eleuterio Correo, Antonio Taboada and Cecilio Báez

Cecilio Báez

Cecilio Báez González was provisional President of Paraguay from December 8, 1905 to November 25, 1906. He was a member of the Liberal Party.-Early life and career:...

. He died in Asunción, on July 30, 1912.

His government

He was President of the republic between November 25, 1890 and June 9, 1894. The Vice-President was Marcos Morínigo

Marcos Morínigo

Marcos Antonio Morínigo Fleytas was a Paraguayan politician who served as President of Paraguay in 1894.He was born in 1848 in Quyquyho . In 1887 Morinigo participated in founding the Colorado Party und was elected Vice President of Paraguay in 1890...

 and his cabinet had: José Tomás Sosa, as Minister of the Department of Interior, Venancio V. López (grandson of Carlos Antonio López and nephew of Marshal López) in the Foreign Office, José Segundo Decoud in Treasury; Benjamín Aceval in the Justice Department and General Juan B. Egusquiza

Juan Bautista Egusquiza

Juan Bautista Egusquiza Isasi was President of Paraguay 25 November 1894 - 25 November 1898. He was elected to one four-year term as were most presidents of Paraguay of his era. He was a member of the Colorado Party....

 in War and Navy.

During his government the banking crisis that the previous administration declared became bigger. The Office of Direct Contribution (Real Estate Taxes) was created and also the Municipality of Asunción. The Bishop Pedro Juan Aponte died. The Practical School of Agriculture, the Palace of Government was inaugurated with a great exposition in commemoration of the Fourth Centenary of the America’s Discovery; the building of the Public Jail was finished, also the building of the Caridad Hospital and the Mercantile Bank was created. On October 18, 1891 a coup against his government failed but left a precedent in Paraguayan history. In 1891 he left Ex-Chancellor Colonel Juan Crisóstomo Centurión without plenipotentiary power in front of the governments of England

England

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, France

France

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 and Spain

Spain

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; that year the diplomatic mission of the Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

n representative Mariano Baptista

Mariano Baptista

Mariano Baptista Caserta was President of Bolivia during the 1892-96 period. A member of the Conservative Party, he was renowned for his stirring oratorical style....

 failed.

In 1892 the first military scholarships were granted and a Practical School of Agriculture was created. In October of the same year started to operate the Law of Secondary and Superior Education, which was very important at the time. In May 1893 the Faculty of Notaries and Public Court Clerks. On July 16 the first Doctors in Law and Social Sciences graduated in a solemn ceremony, they were: Emeterio González, Cecilio Báez and Gaspar J. Villamayor, the sponsor was Ramón Zubizarreta.

The city Hiparía was founded officially; on April 2, 1861 Facundo Insfrán was appointed Minister of the Justice Department in replacement of Benjamín Aceval. The Argentine Code of Commerce was adopted in Paraguay, the Palace of López was repaired, many new colonies were founded and it was possible the arriving of 1723 immigrants. The train reaches in its tour to Pirapó

Pirapó

Pirapó is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The origin of the name comes from the Tupi language. It is located 563 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete....

 on August 1891, close to Yuty and the public spending was about 314,615.23 pesos. There were 292 schools with 18,944 students. The national budget was settled in 1,226,000.00 pesos for 1893.

José Segundo Decoud was appointed as Paraguayan representative in Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 and Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, César Gondra in the Vatican and Juan Durán y Cuervo in Spain.

The newspapers: “La Democracia” (The Democracy) and “El Independiente” (The Independent) were created in 1891, “La República” (The Republic), “La Libertad” (The Liberty), “El Pueblo” (The People), “El Centinela” (The Guard) and “La Patria” (The Fatherland).

His fall

González was supposed to give the power to his brother-in-law José Segundo Decoud, but on the morning of June 9, 1894, because of political disagreements, a delegation that included Rufino Mazó, Eusebio Mongelós and Rufino Careaga presented to his office and in the name of the General Juan Bautista Egusquiza asked him to renounce to the presidency. When González denied, he was taken to the barracks where Egusquiza

Juan Bautista Egusquiza

Juan Bautista Egusquiza Isasi was President of Paraguay 25 November 1894 - 25 November 1898. He was elected to one four-year term as were most presidents of Paraguay of his era. He was a member of the Colorado Party....

 and General Caballero

Bernardino Caballero

Bernardino Caballero Melgarejo was the President of Paraguay from 1881 until 1886 and founder of the Colorado Party....

 awaited him. González denied quitting again and through persuasion, the Parliament gave the power to Vice-President Marcos Morínigo

Marcos Morínigo

Marcos Antonio Morínigo Fleytas was a Paraguayan politician who served as President of Paraguay in 1894.He was born in 1848 in Quyquyho . In 1887 Morinigo participated in founding the Colorado Party und was elected Vice President of Paraguay in 1890...

.

Political career

He was adjutant in the Health Department during the War of Paraguay against the Triple Alliance

War of the Triple Alliance

The Paraguayan War , also known as War of the Triple Alliance , was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay...

. He was magistrate and President of the Lower Chamber. On June 26, 1869 he became founder member of the “Club del Pueblo”. In 1872 he was examining magistrate in commerce. In 1873 he was Defender of the people. In 1877 he was founder member of the “Asociación Nacional Republicana

Colorado Party (Paraguay)

The National Republican Association – Colorado Party is a political party in Paraguay, founded in 1887 by Bernardino Caballero. It is usually known as the Colorado Party...

” (Republican National Association). He was President of the Council of Public Credits and was in charge of the Justice Department.