Elizardo Aquino
Elizardo Aquino | |
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| Nickname(s) | Tigre de la Vanguardia |
| Born | 1825 Luque, Central Department, Paraguay |
| Died | 19 July 1866 (aged 41) Paso Pucú, Ñeembucú, Paraguay |
| Allegiance | Paraguay |
| Branch | Paraguayan Army |
| Years of service | 1847 — 1866 |
| Rank | General de brigada |
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José Elizardo Aquino Jara (1825 – 19 July 1866) was a Paraguayan general who was considered a hero of the War of the Triple Alliance. He was one of the first senior Paraguayan military leaders to die in combat. Aquino was a lieutenant colonel at the time of being shot during the Battle of Boquerón.