Carlos Antonio López
Carlos Antonio López | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of Paraguay | |
| In office March 13, 1844 – September 10, 1862 | |
| Vice President | Mariano González (1845–1846) Francisco Solano López (1862) |
| Preceded by | himself as Consul |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Solano López |
| Consul of Paraguay | |
| In office March 12, 1841 – March 13, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | Mariano Roque Alonso |
| Succeeded by | himself as President |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 4, 1792 Asunción, Paraguay, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 10, 1862 (aged 69) Asunción, Paraguay |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse | Juana Pabla Carrillo |
| Children | Francisco Venancio Benigno Rafaela Inocencia |
Carlos Antonio López Ynsfrán (November 4, 1792 – September 10, 1862) was leader of Paraguay from 1841 to 1862. Under his presidency, he undertook a process of economic and political modernization for Paraguay, and ended the isolationist policies of Paraguay dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.