Caazapá () is a city in
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
, founded in 1607, by Friar
Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the
Caazapá Department. There are five neighbourhoods called "Barrios" in the city: Then main one is the Barrio San Pablo, the other 4 are: Barrio Santa Teresita, Barrio San Blás, Barrio San Antonio, and Barrio San Roque-within which is the original Chapel, built by
franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...
s during the Spanish rule in Paraguay. The Franciscan mission at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage.
Some attractions are the Church, the Ykua Bolaños (Bolaños lagoon) and the Museum Juan Bernardo that contains the cross in which missionary Juan Bernardo Colman was executed.
Etymology
The city gets its name from the
Spanish mission of the
Franciscan Order
The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...
originally located in it. The latter was called Caaçapá in
Classical Guarani, meaning "
he placeafter the forest." This was due to the natives' belief that somewhere beyond the forest God, through Friar
Luis de Bolaños, had made water spring out.
Climate
Caazapá has a
humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Cfa'')
with hot summers and warm winters
Notable people
Source:
*
Robin Wood. Comic book writer
*
Felix Paiva. President of Paraguay
*
Eduardo Schaerer. President of Paraguay
References
*Geografía Ilustrada del Paraguay, Distribuidora Arami SRL; 2007.
*Geografía del Paraguay, Primera Edición 1999, Editorial Hispana Paraguay SRL
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110708110526/http://www.caazapapotyfm.com/
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caazapa
Populated places in the Caazapá Department
1607 establishments in South America