Map the modern state of Paraná showing the Guayrá region in brown, Jesuit missions are marked with crosses and Spanish cities with triangles.
There are some conflicting etymologies for the origin of the name, with some claiming it was named after a cacique of the region whose name was Guayrá or Guayracá. Alternatively, the word might come from Guarani "kwa y ra" ("can not pass", "impassable") or even "guay ra" ("river that goes [beyond]").
The limits of Guayrá were the Iguazu River on the south, the Paraná River on the west, the Tiete (or Añemby) River to the north, and the line of the Treaty of Tordesillas to the east. The Tiete also marked the boundary between the Tupi and Guarani Indians.
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The town of Ontiveros was founded by Captain Garcia Rodriguez de Vergara on orders from Domingo Martínez de Irala in 1554. It was located on the left bank of the Paraná, between the Iguazu and Pipiri-Guazu, which according to some sources was about 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of Salto del Guairá, in the territory of the cacique Canendiyu. It was intended to serve as a connection to Portuguese Colonial Brazil.
Ciudad Real del Guayrá, also referred to as Guayrá and the present day Guaíra, Paraná, was founded by Captain Ruy Diaz Melgarejo in 1556. It is on the left bank of the Paraná at the confluence of the Pipiry-Guazu.
Guayrá was covered with dense forest and many rivers, and by 1600, it had become a place of refuge for the Guarani from the encomenderos of Paraguay and the Bandeirantes or esclavistas of Brazil.
guayrá, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2008, learn, when, remove, this,. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Guayra news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Guayra initially called Gobernacion del Guayra was a historical region of the Spanish Empire located in the Governorate of Paraguay within the colonial Viceroyalty of Peru The region is located in present day Paraguay and Parana Map the modern state of Parana showing the Guayra region in brown Jesuit missions are marked with crosses and Spanish cities with triangles There are some conflicting etymologies for the origin of the name with some claiming it was named after a cacique of the region whose name was Guayra or Guayraca Alternatively the word might come from Guarani kwa y ra can not pass impassable or even guay ra river that goes beyond Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis 3 See also 4 ReferencesGeography editThe limits of Guayra were the Iguazu River on the south the Parana River on the west the Tiete or Anemby River to the north and the line of the Treaty of Tordesillas to the east The Tiete also marked the boundary between the Tupi and Guarani Indians History editThe town of Ontiveros was founded by Captain Garcia Rodriguez de Vergara on orders from Domingo Martinez de Irala in 1554 It was located on the left bank of the Parana between the Iguazu and Pipiri Guazu which according to some sources was about 50 kilometres 31 miles north of Salto del Guaira in the territory of the cacique Canendiyu It was intended to serve as a connection to Portuguese Colonial Brazil Ciudad Real del Guayra also referred to as Guayra and the present day Guaira Parana was founded by Captain Ruy Diaz Melgarejo in 1556 It is on the left bank of the Parana at the confluence of the Pipiry Guazu Guayra was covered with dense forest and many rivers and by 1600 it had become a place of refuge for the Guarani from the encomenderos of Paraguay and the Bandeirantes or esclavistas of Brazil Aleixo Garcia crossed the region in 1522 In 1542 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca travelled through its southern reaches on his way to Asuncion from Santa Catarina Island Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis edit It was the main region occupied by the Spanish Jesuit reductions of the indigenous peoples at the Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis However it was destroyed by the bandeirantes from Sao Paulo in 1631 See also editGuarani people Governorate of Paraguay Spanish Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis related topics World Heritage Sites Governorate of the Rio de la Plata Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis References edit nbsp This Paraguay location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Parana Brazil location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guayra amp oldid 1220054211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
