1 March - End of the
Paraguayan War. Following this, Argentina seeks to enforce one of the secret clauses of the
Treaty of the Triple Alliance, which would have permitted it to annex a large portion of the
Gran Chaco region. The Brazilian government, wishing to maintain Paraguay as a buffer with Argentina, it rejects the Argentine proposal.[1]
^Bareiro Saguier, Ruben; Villagra Marsal, Carlos. Testimonios de la Guerra Grande. Muerte del Mariscal López. Tomo I’’, Editorial Servilibro. Asuncion, Paraguay, 2007. p 90