José Segundo Decoud
José Segundo Decoud | |
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Decoud in 1889 | |
| Senator of Paraguay | |
| In office 28 September 1888 – 3 March 1909 | |
| Minister of Justice, Religion and Public Education of Paraguay | |
| In office 2 March 1899 – 8 March 1899 | |
| Preceded by | José Caminos |
| Succeeded by | Venancio Víctor López |
| In office 15 April 1898 – 4 June 1898 | |
| Preceded by | José Mateo Collar |
| Succeeded by | Benjamín Aceval |
| In office 25 November 1878 – 9 July 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Agustín Cañete |
| Succeeded by | José Bazáras |
| In office 11 July 1871 – 11 November 1871 | |
| Preceded by | José Mateo Collar |
| Succeeded by | Domingo Antonio Ortiz |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay | |
| In office 9 June 1895 – 19 June 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Héctor Velázquez |
| Succeeded by | Fabio Queirolo |
| In office 2 March 1891 – 14 April 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Venancio Victor López |
| Succeeded by | Benjamín Aceval |
| In office 29 December 1887 – 28 September 1888 | |
| Preceded by | Agustín Cañete |
| Succeeded by | Juan Crisóstomo Centurión |
| In office 9 July 1879 – 25 November 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamín Aceval |
| Succeeded by | Benjamín Aceval |
| In office 17 May 1871 – 11 July 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Loizaga |
| Succeeded by | Bernardino Caballero |
| Minister of Finance of Paraguay | |
| In office 25 November 1890 – 17 July 1891 | |
| Preceded by | José Tomás Sosa |
| Succeeded by | Otoniel Peña |
| President of the Paraguayan Supreme Court of Justice | |
| In office 14 December 1876 – 11 July 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Loizaga |
| Succeeded by | José González Granado |
| Paraguayan Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office 1892–1894 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1848 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Died | 3 March 1909 (aged 60) Asunción, Paraguay |
| Resting place | Recoleta Cemetery, Asuncion |
| Spouse | María Benigna Peña Guanes |
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José Segundo Decoud Domecq (14 May 1848 – 3 March 1909) was a Paraguayan politician, journalist, diplomat and military officer. He is often considered one of the foremost intellectuals of his generation, and was also one of the first liberals of the country. Decoud was one of the founders of the long-standing Colorado Party, having been its first vice-president and written its founding instrument.
During the Paraguayan War, Decoud was a member of the Paraguayan Legion fighting against the Paraguayan government. After leaving the regiment, he wrote an anti-Triple Alliance newspaper criticizing their territorial claims on Paraguay; and once the war was nearly over, he returned to Asunción, and helped found La Regeneración, Paraguay's first wholly private newspaper.
He balanced his director duties with his roles as a member of the constitutional assembly which drafted the 1870 Constitution and secretary to Cirilo Rivarola, triumvir and future president. Between the 1870s and 1900s, he would continue to be an important contributor to the country's newspapers, and maintain a leading role in most of Paraguay's presidential cabinets, despite being labeled a traitor by his political adversaries and some of the written media.