In 1811, three revolutionaries began the bloodless overthrow of Spanish rule in Paraguay
In a remarkable series of events in 1811, three determined revolutionaries launched a bloodless coup in Asunción, leading to Paraguay's emergence as one of the first independent nations in South America.
During the night of May 14, 1811, Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros, and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia initiated a bold plan to depose the Spanish governor. Unlike the violent uprisings seen elsewhere on the continent, the revolutionaries forced a surrender without firing a single shot by surrounding the government house with artillery.
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