Emboscada
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Coordinates: 25 ° 7 ′ S , 57 ° 21 ′ W
Emboscada on the map of Paraguay
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Cordillera |
| City foundation | 1741 |
| Residents | 19,500 (S 2019) |
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| surface | 265 km² |
| height | 131 m |
| Post Code | 3210 |
| prefix | (595) (529) |
| Time zone | UTC −4 |
| City Presidency | Raul Peña (PLRA) |
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Emboscada ( Spanish for ambush ) is a city and district in the Cordillera Department in Paraguay , 30 km from Asunción . The district has about 19,500 inhabitants, who mainly work in the 100 or so quarries.
history
The city was founded around 1741 under the name of San Agustín de la Emboscada by the governor Rafael de la Moneda . The place was initially inhabited exclusively by former African slaves who had been ransomed or released by their "owners", and their children. Emboscada was an isolated case in the colonial history of South America, as the slaves here did not have to pay the usual tribute of one silver mark (marco de plata) for their release . One silver mark corresponded to 68 real silver. Since they usually could not afford this tribute at all, they were forced to look for a “patron” in the other places, with whom they could work off this amount over a long period of time. The freed slaves were treated in Emboscada like the inhabitants of an Indian village. In 1761 "112 families and 572 people" lived there. The first church was built in 1774 in honor of Saint Augustine.
economy
Most of the residents work in one of the city's 100 or so quarries. Some have been temporarily closed due to lower demand. Another branch of the economy is craftsmanship, especially the manufacture of hats from the fibers of the Caranday palm. Cassava, potatoes, tomatoes and bananas are also grown and coconut oil is produced. For a long time the place was practically isolated as the road to Limpio was almost impassable. The route was not paved until 2002.
Culture
Every year on July 24th, a religious-folkloric parade of the Guaikurúes takes place in the district of Minas. The participants are dressed in costumes adorned with feathers and wear brightly painted masks. They march through the streets dancing to the sound of the drums and thank St. Francis Solano for their health and economic success. The spectacle begins at dawn with the Serenata al Alba , where they walk in their costumes on the candle-lit path to the church in the dark.
Pyramids
In 1988, scaled-down replicas of the Egyptian pyramids Cheops , Chefren and Mykerinos were built in a 10 hectare park in the city . They are aligned to follow the constellation of Orion .
Maximum security prison
In 1816, the first maximum security prison in Paraguay was built in Emboscada. The government of the dictator Alfredo Stroessner (1954–1989) housed their political prisoners there. After that, it has continued to be used as a maximum security prison until the present day, in which only convicted criminals are incarcerated. It has no kitchen. In 2013, a new prison was built behind the old one, named Father Juan Antonio de la Vega . It was largely funded by a donation from Taiwan .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia de la moneda en Paraguay en el siglo XVIII portalguarani.com , accessed on February 24, 2019.
- ↑ Ignacio Talesca: Historia del Paraguay Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Chile, August 1, 2015.
- ↑ Emboscada: Crisis económica obliga a las canteras a cerrar ultimahora.com , February 26, 2018, accessed on February 24, 2019.
- ↑ Emboscada, ciudad que brota y vive de la piedra, celebra su aniversario adndigital.com.py , August 27, 2017, accessed on February 24, 2019.
- ↑ Emboscada, ciudad que brota y vive de la piedra, celebra su aniversario adndigital.com.py , August 27, 2017, accessed on February 25, 2019.
- ↑ Un pedazo de Egipto en Emboscada ultimahora.com , August 30, 2013, accessed on February 24, 2019.
- ^ Emboscada - Bienvenidos municipios.gov.py , accessed on February 27, 2019.
- ↑ Una cárcel exclusiva para condenados abc.com.py , July 6, 2012, accessed on February 24, 2019.