| Paraguay Independence Day Date: May 15, 2010 | | | | well as a primary site for the Jesuit, the largest male |
| Independence Day is celebrated by Paraguay. | | | | order of the Catholic Church. |
| Paraguay celebrates this day of Independence from | | | | Many Jesuits work as missionaries or human rights |
| Spanish rule on May 15. | | | | activists and many work in social justice organisations. |
| Independence Day History | | | | They were founded and flourished in Eastern |
| Paraguay created this Independence Day to | | | | Paraguay for 150 years before expulsion by the |
| commemorate the nations statehood from the | | | | Spanish crown in 1767. After overthrowing the local |
| Spanish in 1811. The first country in the new world | | | | Spanish administration Paraguay declared |
| behind the U.S. The Spanish withdrew on May 14; | | | | independence in 1811. |
| however, the Paraguay people celebrate it on May | | | | Independence Day Traditions and Activities |
| 15. | | | | In the campo area of Paraguay, Independence Day is |
| Paraguay consisted of nomadic tribes famous for | | | | celebrated with family and friends, often outdoors by |
| their fierce warrior traits. The land was lush and | | | | having barbecues, playing football, loud music and lots |
| fertile making it easy to live. The Europeans first | | | | of beer and wine mixed with cola. In the larger |
| arrived in the sixteenth century and the settlement | | | | towns and cities parades are organised and people |
| of Asuncion the capital was founded by Spanish | | | | eat typical Paraguayan food like Sopa Paraguayan, |
| explorer Juan de Salazar y Espinola. The city then | | | | corn, and other Indian foods as well as the usual |
| became the centre of a Spanish colonial province as | | | | drink, mate. |