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In this modern-day country, a native woman known as Juliana revolted against the regime imposed by Domingo Martinez de Irala. This country’s 1936 Febrerista Revolt briefly deposed military hero José Félix Estigarribia (20[1]0[2])(“hoh-SAY felix es-tee-garr-EE-bee-yah”). This country’s “Los Yanquis” soccer club derives its nickname from Rutherford B. Hayes, (20[4])who settled (20[6])a (20[1])land (20[3]0[1])dispute (20[2])in this (20[1])country’s favor (20[1]0[1])in (20[1])1878. This (20[1])country’s forces (0[1])lost the naval battle of (*) Riachuelo (10[1])(“ree-ah-CHWY-loh”) in a war where it lost much of the Mato Grosso province. (10[1]0[3])An estimated 400 out of every 1,000 inhabitants of this country died in battle between 1864 and (10[1])1870 (10[1])in a deadly war staged by Francisco Solano Lopez against the Triple Alliance. For 10 points, name this landlocked South American country (0[1])whose (10[1])capital is Asunción. (10[1])■END■ (10[7]0[1])

ANSWER: Paraguay [or Republic of Paraguay]
<Michael Bentley, History - World - Latin American&gt; ~25505~ &lt;Editor: Jordan Brownstein>
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