Place:Concepción, Concepción, Paraguay

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NameConcepción
Alt namesConcepciónsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates23.417°S 57.283°W
Located inConcepción, Paraguay     (1773 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Concepción is a city & district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River.

Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century, as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port. The town was also a centre for the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay.

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