He insisted he personally officiate over all weddings and allowed only interracial weddings.
This man executed enemies by having them stand on a stool near his orange tree and be bayoneted to death to save bullets. He insisted he personally officiate over all weddings and allowed only interracial weddings. When this man discovered his daughter was a prostitute, he declared all prostitutes should be honored by wearing gold combs. When he nationalized the Catholic Church, he claimed he would make Pius VII "my private chaplain." This man's secret police, the (*) "Pyragues" or "hairy feet," uncovered a plot against him that led to the death of Fulgencio Yegros. While serving as "Supreme and Perpetual Dictator," he sought to found a society based on Rousseau's Social Contract. He was called "El Supremo" or "Great Lord" by the Guarani. For 10 points, name this doctor, one of the earliest leaders of independent Paraguay.
This man executed enemies by having them stand on a stool near his orange tree and be bayoneted to death to save bullets.
Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia (y Velasco) (or Joseph Gaspar de Franza y Velasco)