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Jose Felix Estigarribia
Marshal José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde (February 21, 1888 - September 7, 1940) was a decorated Paraguayan war hero and an elected President of Paraguay for the Liberal party. Born in San Roque...view moreMarshal José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde (February 21, 1888 - September 7, 1940) was a decorated Paraguayan war hero and an elected President of Paraguay for the Liberal party. Born in San Roque rural town of Santa Elena, Department of Cordillera, Paraguay, he received his diploma from the Trinity College of Agriculture and enlisted in the army in 1910 with the rank of Lieutenant of Infantry. He attended the Military School of Bernardo O’Higgins in Chile from 1911-1913 and Saint Cyr’s military academy in France for additional training. He directed the Paraguayan army during the first year of war with the rank of colonel. He was promoted to general after the victory of Campo Grande and Pozo Favorite and returned to Asunción in 1935 as “Hero of the Chaco War.” In 1939 he was elected President for a four-year term and assumed office on August 15. In February 1940 he dissolved the legislature, suspended the Constitution and announced that democracy would soon be restored. On September 7, 1940, whilst on a tour of the Paraguayan interior, Estigarribia and his wife died in a plane crash in Agapuey. In recognition of services rendered to the defense of the Chaco, he was posthumously promoted to the rank of marshal.view less
Books by Jose Felix Estigarribia
The Epic of the Chaco: Marshal Estigarribia’s Memoirs of the Chaco War, 1932-1935