The War of the Triple Alliance was an armed conflict, which occurred between 1864 and 1870, in which Paraguay and the Triple Alliance, made up of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, faced each other. it was the Bloodiest war in south american history with the losing side paraguay losing close to half its population.

This war began when the president of Paraguay, Solano López, went to Uruguay to help the government of the Blanco Party, which found itself in a civil war against the Colorado Party, which was supported by the Brazilian army.

When Brazil invaded Uruguay, in support of the Colorado Party, Solano López appropriated a Brazilian ship on November 12, 1864, announcing the start of the war the next day. Due to the logistics and support of the Argentine government and the Brazilian armed force, the government of the Uruguayan White Party surrendered and the Colorado Party assumed the government of that country, that is to say that now Uruguay was next to Brazil.

Due to political interests in favor of the White Party, Solano López wanted to carry out troops to Uruguay, but for this he had to cross Argentina and requested authorization; however, this was rejected by Argentine President Bartolomé Miter.

For this reason, Paraguay invaded the Argentine province of Corrientes in April 1865. This resulted in Argentina, who had maintained a neutral position so far, joining Brazil and the Colorado Party of Uruguay. In this way the Triple Alliance was formed and a warlike conflict was unleashed against Paraguay, this country being defeated and the war having ended with great losses in terms of population, territory and economy.

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  • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Sit in a comfortable chair with your feet flat on the floor and your hands resting comfortably on your lap with your palms up.

    Breathe deeply: in through the nose, out through the mouth. Just let your thoughts come and go but do not judge them. Simply label them as thoughts. Let them move on like clouds floating in the sky.

    Now picture yourself being attacked by a giant grizzly bear.

    His large frying-pan-sized paw swats you in the face, razor-sharp claws shredding your skin like sunbaked newspaper. Still very much alive (but in a state of shock) you watch helplessly as Ursus horribilis devours the soft sweet meat of your exposed belly. With your spinal cord severed, escape is impossible.

    It is here that you can give yourself the gift of surrender. There is absolutely nothing you can do but pray for a swift death. Now, having lost several gallons of blood in under two minutes, you are freezing cold and only semi-conscious when this most ungentle of giants begins removing the top of your skull in an effort to gain access to your gray jelly-like brain.

    There are some things in life that we are completely powerless over. To try to fight against them is to anger them even more. The proper defense in a situation like this is no defense. Absolute and total surrender is required if we are to obtain freedom: in this case, the sweet freedom of final death.

    I want you to picture your bear.

    What does it look like? What does it smell like? Is it a male? Is it a female? Does your bear have any scars or chipped fangs?

    Now make friends with your bear.

    Thank it for choosing you to sustain itself, for choosing you to play an important part in its survival.

    Now hug the bear. Let’s just say you can move your arms at this point. And whisper these words into its ear:

    “Mighty Bear: as you end my life you end my problems. You end my worrying and my endless need to please others, because having torn apart my body and devoured my flesh I no longer need to compare my looks to others. I no longer need to try to be anyone else. I can be content being me, a person who was savagely and slowly eaten by a bear. I thank you, and I love you.”