Juan de Mena District
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Juan de Mena is a distrito
of Cordillera Department
in Paraguay
. It is named after the Spanish Renaissance poet Juan de Mena
, and is located 88 metres above sea level, surrounded by the lowlands of the Rivers Manduvira, Ygahuy, and Hondo. General Lino Cesar Oviedo, military and politician, was born in this district.
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
of Cordillera Department
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...
in Paraguay
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 named after the Spanish Renaissance poet Juan de Mena
Juan de Mena
Juan de Mena was one of the most significant Spanish poets of the fifteenth century. He was highly regarded at the court of Juan II de Castilla, who appointed him veinticuatro of Córdoba, secretario de cartas latinas and cronista real...
, and is located 88 metres above sea level, surrounded by the lowlands of the Rivers Manduvira, Ygahuy, and Hondo. General Lino Cesar Oviedo, military and politician, was born in this district.