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Villa Morra in Asunción, Distrito Capital, Paraguay — Oriental Region (Parana)
 

U.S. Senator Huey P. Long

 
 
U.S. Senator Huey P. Long Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Connors, October 15, 2022
1. U.S. Senator Huey P. Long Marker
Inscription.  

Placa recordatoria
Huey P. Long
Senador de los EE.UU. de America
Estado de Louisiana
Defendio la causa Paraguaya durante la Guerra del Chaco. En gratitud, CERFFAA (Centro de Reservistas de las Fuerzas Armadas del Paraguay)

English:
Memorial plaque
U.S. Senator Huey P. Long
Defended the cause of Paraguay during the Chaco War.
In gratitude, CERFFAA (Center of Reservists of the Paraguayan Armed Forces)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 25° 17.647′ S, 57° 34.778′ W. Marker is in Villa Morra, Distrito Capital, in Asunción. It is at the intersection of Avenida Mariscal López and Senador Huey P. Long, on the right when traveling west on Avenida Mariscal López. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Av Mariscal López 125C, Villa Morra, Distrito Capital, Paraguay. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in South America, the Southern Cone, and the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.


 
Also see . . .  Senate career of Huey Long at Wikipedia. Senator
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Long created a diplomatic crisis when he unilaterally came out in favor of Paraguay against Bolivia in their war over the Chaco Region. He famously blamed the war on the interests of the Standard Oil Company. (Submitted on December 22, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
U.S. Senator Huey P. Long Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Connors, October 15, 2022
2. U.S. Senator Huey P. Long Marker
The marker is mounted to a cement base in the form of the Chaco Region of Paraguay.
A nearby Senator Huey P. Long Street Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Connors, October 15, 2022
3. A nearby Senator Huey P. Long Street Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 159 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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