"El Supremo" or "Karai Guasu" was born on January 6th, 1766, the son of a Spanish soldier and daughter of the colonial governor. His doctorate was in Holy Theology from the University of Tucuman. He returned to Paraguay and became a teacher and a lawyer. He was elected First Councilor in the Spanish Colonial Government and after the fall of Spain, he changed the title to Perpetual Dictator.
The White caste needed access to the sea and foreign markets. Dr Francia failed to establish good relations with Argentina, so the leading caste conspired. The Dictator decided to destroy it and started by establishing a register of Whites and forbidding the marriage of Whites with Whites.
In 1864 Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay invaded Paraguay, killing 90% of the male population. These events resulted in a homogeneous mixed population, that speaks Guarani and Spanish. Paraguay never reached the level of other South American countries that conserved the strict racial stratification of the colonial era, like Brazil and Argentina.
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