Work by Luc Capdevila and Nicolás Richard gathers documents and accounts about the military occupation of indigenous territories in the boreal Chaco between 1910 and 1960. Launch takes place on May 26 at the Museo del Barro in Asunción.
Guerra del Chaco
Conflicto bélico entre Paraguay y Bolivia (1932-1935) en el que Damiana Alvarenga colaboró como enfermera.
National heroine Pastora Concepción Céspedes and her son, Corporal Francisco Arsenio Céspedes, will be honored with a mausoleum in San Francisco Solano Square in Yabebyry, Misiones. The work, carried out by military personnel with cultural and municipal support, is expected to be inaugurated by June 12, the date of the Chaco Peace Protocol.
The city of Pedro Juan Caballero, in the department of Amambay, was the scene of three notable events in May 2026: a fire that destroyed the home of an 85-year-old woman, the death of the city's oldest woman at age 110, and the shooting murder of a Brazilian mechanic, in a case treated as possible contract killing.
The 2026 calendar in Paraguay includes 12 official holidays, including the new National Constitution Day on June 20. Law No. 7,544 allows the Executive Branch to decree up to three additional holidays, which may be used if the Paraguayan national team advances in the 2026 World Cup.
Work by Nicolás Richard and Luc Capdevila proposes revisiting the Chaco War (1932-1935) based on indigenous documents and accounts, shifting focus from military chronicles to the impact on native communities. Launch at CAV/Museu do Barro, in Asunción, on May 26.