José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ɣasˈpaɾ roˈðɾiɣes ðe ˈfɾansia]) (6 January 1766 – 20 September 1840), also known as Doctor Francia or to Paraguayans of his time as Karai Guasu (in Guaraní, means "Great Lord"), was a lawyer, politician, statesman and the first dictator (1814–1840) of Paraguay following its 1811 independence from the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. His official title was "Supreme and Perpetual Dictator of Paraguay", but he was popularly known as El Supremo. (From Wikipedia) More about José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia:
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24 additional books about José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia in the extended shelves: La Argentina en la época de la revolución. Cartas sobre el Paraguay; comprendiendo la relación de una residencia de cuatro años en esa república (Administración general Vaccaro, 1920), by J. P. Robertson, Carlos A. Aldao, and Wm. Parish Robertson (page images at HathiTrust)
El dictador del Paraguay, doctor José Caspar Rodriguez de Francia. ([Talleres graficos de D. Gurfinkel], 1924), by Francisco Wisner (page images at HathiTrust)
El Dr. Francia. (A. Moen y hermano, 1907), by Julio Llanos (page images at HathiTrust)
Historischer Versuch über die Revolution von Paraguay und die Dictatorial-Regierung von Dr. Francia (J. G. Cotta, 1827), by Johann Rudolph Rengger (page images at HathiTrust)
Rosas y el doctor Francia (estudios psiquiátricos) (Editorial-América, 1917), by José María Ramos Mejía (page images at HathiTrust)
Ensayo histórico sobre la revolucion del Paraguay. (C. Casavelle, 1883), by Johann Rudolph Rengger, Mariano A. Pelliza, and Longchamp (page images at HathiTrust)
Four years in Paraguay: comprising an account of that republic. (E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1838), by J. P. Robertson and Wm. Parish Robertson (page images at HathiTrust)
Scottish and other miscellanies (Dent ;, 1923), by Thomas Carlyle and James Russell Lowell (page images at HathiTrust)
The reign of Doctor Joseph Gaspard Roderick de Francia in Paraguay; being an account of six years' residence in that republic, from July, 1819--to May, 1825. (T. Hurst, E. Chance, 1827), by Johann Rudolph Rengger and Longchamps (page images at HathiTrust)
Rozas, Francia y Melgarejo. (Gonzalez y Medina, 1914), by Tomas O'Connor d'Arlach (page images at HathiTrust)
Ensayo sobre el doctor Francia y la dictadura en Sud-América. (Talleres naconales de H. Kraus, 1910), by Cecilio Báez (page images at HathiTrust)
Ensayo histórico sobre la revolucion del Paraguay, y el gobierno dictatorio del doctor Francia (Imprenta de Moreau, 1828), by Johann Rudolph Rengger and Longchamp (page images at HathiTrust)
Veinte anõs en un calabozo; ó sea, La desgraciada historia de veinte y tantos argentinos muertos ó envejecidos en los calabozos. (Impr. del Ferro-Carril, 1903), by Ramón Gil Navarro (page images at HathiTrust)
Four years in Paraguay : comprising an account of that republic, under the government of the dictator Francia (E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1838), by J. P. Robertson and Wm. Parish Robertson (page images at HathiTrust)
Letters on Paraguay: comprising an account of a four years' residence in that republic, under the government of the dictator Francia. (J. Murray, 1838), by J. P. Robertson (page images at HathiTrust)
Carlyle's Scottish and other miscellanies (J.M. Dent, 1915), by Thomas Carlyle and James Russell Lowell (page images at HathiTrust)
Ensayo histórico sobre la revolucion del Paraguay y el gobierno dictatorio del doctor Francia (Impr. de "La Reforma", 1882), by Johann Rudolph Rengger and Longchamp (page images at HathiTrust)
Tiranos de América: el dictador Francia. (Imp. Obrera Tipográfica, 1896), by Victor Arreguine (page images at HathiTrust)
Letters on Paraguay: comprising an account of a four years' residence in that Republic, under the Government of the Dictator Francia (AMS Press, 1970), by J. P. Robertson and Wm. Parish Robertson (page images at HathiTrust)
El dictador del Paraguay, doctor José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (Concordia, 1923), by José Bóglich (page images at HathiTrust)
Los restos atribuídos al dictador Francia. (Talleres Casa J. Peuser, 1925), by Felix F. Outes (page images at HathiTrust)
El doctor Francia (De Derecho y Ciencias, 1908), by Thomas Carlyle (page images at HathiTrust)
Révolution du Paraguay. (Imp. de "La Democracía", 1992), by Johann Rudolph Rengger and Marcelin Longchamp (page images at HathiTrust)
[Mexico, etc. A group of articles dealing with Hispanic America (London, 1828), by John Galt (page images at HathiTrust)
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