Venancio López
Paraguayan military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Carrillo.
For the Paraguayan foreign minister, see Venancio Víctor López.
Venancio López Carrillo (18 May 1830 – 5 February 1870) was a Paraguayan politician and military officer. He was Carlos Antonio López's son, and Francisco Solano López' brother; Carlos was Paraguay's leader between 1841 and 1862, and Francisco was President between 1862 and 1870. Venancio was for years Minister of War and Navy, and, before that, commander of the Asunción Paraguayan Army garrison.
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Venancio López | |
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Minister of War and Navy | |
In office 29 October 1862 – 26 May 1865 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1830-05-18)18 May 1830 Asunción, Paraguay |
Died | 5 February 1870(1870-02-05) (aged 39) Chiriguelo, Paraguay |
Awards | Commander of the National Order of Merit |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Paraguayan Army |
Years of service | 1850–1868 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Triple Alliance War |
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