José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
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José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia was a Paraguayan lawyer, statesman, and dictator who ruled the country in isolation for decades after independence, shaping its early national identity through authoritarian and autarkic policies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paraguayan politician
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dictator ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dr. Francia
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El Supremo ⓘ José Gaspar de Francia ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Paraguay ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1766-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1840-09-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | National University of Córdoba ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
confiscation of property of Spanish-born elites
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restriction of foreign travel and immigration ⓘ state control of foreign trade ⓘ strengthening of state control over the Church in Paraguay ⓘ |
| influenced | early national identity of Paraguay ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Guaraní
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Spanish ⓘ |
| name | José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centralizing political power in Paraguay after independence
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establishing an isolationist regime in Paraguay ⓘ ruling Paraguay as an autarkic state ⓘ |
| occupation |
dictator
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1840 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Paraguayan independence process ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Asunción
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Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Asunción
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Paraguay ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
autarky
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authoritarianism ⓘ isolationism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Consul of Paraguay
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Supreme Dictator of Paraguay ⓘ member of the governing junta of Paraguay ⓘ |
| precededBy | Paraguayan governing junta ⓘ |
| regionGoverned | Paraguay ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Carlos Antonio López ⓘ |
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