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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata

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This page explores the History of Indigenous individuals who inhabited the Rio de la Plata region during the colonial period. Run by @guillaumecandela.bsky.social

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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
El nombre "Urutau" según Montoya significa "ave nocturna" y también "gavilocho ave de rapiña".
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. 
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=730002835838029&set=a.410445901127059A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
According to Montoya, the name ‘Urutau’ means ‘night bird’ and also ‘hawk bird of prey.’ Cadogan records that the Urutau (Nyctibius griseus cornutus) is, in the mythical texts of the Tavyterã and Chiripa, the sister of the Sun and Moon Twins.
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. 
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=730002835838029&set=a.410445901127059A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Francisco Uruta estaba probablemente en Asunción actuando como yanacona, un indígena trabajador forzado en la casa de su encomendero.
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3651242554942657&set=a.478865272180417A map of the Franciscan mission of Yuty.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Francisco Uruta was probably in Asunción working as a yanacona, an indigenous servant forced to work in the house of his encomendero.
It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3651242554942657&set=a.478865272180417
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
El padrón de 1685 registra a "Don Francisco Uruta ausente en la ciudad" y "Cristóbal Uruta ausente con su mujer".
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.It’s a beautiful picture of a bird in Paraguay taken by Oscar Bordon. 
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=730002835838029&set=a.410445901127059
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The 1685 census records "Don Francisco Uruta absent in the city" and "Cristobal Uruta absent with his wife." Don Francisco had the colonial title "Don" before his baptismal name, revealing that the Spaniards considered him a Guarani leader.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Uruta y Urutau son nombres guaraníes que se encuentran en los documentos coloniales del siglo XVII, particularmente en el registro de la población de San Francisco de Yuty, correspondiente al año 1685.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.It’s a picture of the church of Yuty, Paraguay.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Uruta and Urutau are Guarani names found in 17th-century colonial documents, particularly in the population register of San Francisco de Yuty for the year 1685.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.It’s a picture of the church of Yuty, Paraguay.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The name "Aguara", according to Montoya, means "fox," and Cadogan records that the Mbyá associate it with the jaguar, while for the Pai Tavyterã, it represents one of the "terrestrial souls" (angüé) that transmigrates.
A photo of a giant fox called Aguara Guazu in Argentina. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aguara1.jpgA photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
El nombre "Aguara" según Montoya significa "zorro", y Cadogán registra que los Mbyá lo asocian con el jaguar, mientras que para los Pai Tavyterã representa una de las "almas telúricas" (angüé) que transmigra.
A photo of a giant fox called Aguara Guazu in Argentina.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aguara1.jpgA photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
When the resisters shouted Aguara Guazu's name, this cacique disarmed himself and negotiated with them, convincing them to retreat without eliminating the priest.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Cuando los resistentes gritaron el nombre de Aguara Guazu, este cacique se desarmó y negoció con ellos, convenciéndolos de retirarse sin lograr eliminar al sacerdote.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
On that day in 1629, approximately 300 Guarani warriors arrived to attack the mission and confront Father Pedro Romero.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A photo of a giant fox called Aguara Guazu in Argentina. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aguara1.jpg
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Ese día de 1629, aproximadamente 300 guerreros guaraníes llegaron para atacar la misión y confrontar al Padre Pedro Romero.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.A photo of a giant fox called Aguara Guazu in Argentina. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aguara1.jpg
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Aguara Guazu was a Guarani leader who, on October 21, 1629, played a leading role in a controversial moment during an attack on the Jesuit mission of Candelaria.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Aguara Guazu era un cacique guaraní que el 21 de octubre de 1629 protagonizó un momento controvertido durante un ataque a la reducción jesuítica de Candelaria.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Queridos seguidores, pronto estaré compartiendo nuevos retratos de indígenas que vivieron en el Paraguay colonial. Estén atentos !!! Dear followers, soon I will share new portraits of indigenous people who lived in colonial Paraguay. Stay tuned !!!
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Montoya no registra el uso de Candayu en sus entradas del Tesoro. Sin embargo, registra una palabra guaraní que parece relacionarse con Surio, su primer nombre la palabra ‘cyry’ que significa ‘palma de que hacen puntas de flechas’. Cadogan parece registrar los dos nombres.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Montoya does not register the use of Candayu in his 'Tesoro de la lengua guarani'. However, he registers a Guarani word that seems related to Surio, her first name: the word 'cyry' which means 'palm tree used for making arrowheads'.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
According to Guatura, in 1556, Candayu had no husband and lived in the village of Carcara in a territory called Acay, then moved to Acarayti. In this village, Candayu had as her partner Taupia, baptized as Alonso, who Francisco Romero enslaved.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Según Guatura, en 1556, Candayu no tenía marido y vivía en el pueblo de Carcara en un territorio llamado Acay para luego mudarse al pueblo del Acarayti. En este pueblo, Candayu tuvo como pareja Taupia, bautizado Alonso, que estaba esclavizado por Francisco Romero.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Likewise, the witness Agustin Guatura recounts that Yaruruxi's daughter was called Surio when she was young. After a confrontation between her community and a Chaco indigenous community, Surio changed her name to Candayu after killing and capturing the survivors in a village called 'Itapua'.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Asimismo, el testigo Agustin Guatura cuenta que la hija de Yaruruxi se llamaba de joven Surio. Luego de un enfrentamiento entre su comunidad y un pueblo del chaco, Surio cambió de nombre por Candayu después de haber matado y cautivado a los sobrevivientes en un pueblo llamado ‘Itapua’.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Surio, also called Candayu and baptized Ursula, was the daughter of Yaruruxi, mentioned in two previous posts.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Surio, llamada también Candayu y bautizada Ursula, era hija de Yaruruxi, mencionada en dos posteos precedentes.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The name Mbiriri, written in documents as 'Biriri', can be related to the name identified by Cadogan as 'Mbiri', which according to him is a modified version of Mbíry meaning 'caterpillar'. It could also be a mistranscription of the first bilabial sound 'b' as 'p'.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
El nombre Mbiriri, escrito en los documentos como ‘Biriri’, puede ser relacionado al nombre identificado por Cadogan de Mbiri que según él es una versión modificada de Mbíry que significa ‘oruga’. Podría ser también una mala transcripción del primer sonido bilabial ‘b’ por ‘p’.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Mbiriri's family originated in a village called Aybara. It seems he had a daughter named Yaruruxi or Yayruji, mentioned earlier on Indigenous Echoes, who was the grandmother of Catalina and Mateo.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
El lugar de origen de la familia de Mbiriri es un pueblo llamado ‘Aybara’. Parece haber tenido una hija llamada Yaruruxi o Yayruji, mencionada anteriormente en esta página, abuela de Catalina y Mateo.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Mbiriri is the Guaraní name of the great-grandfather of Catalina and Mateo, two Guaraní individuals who were assigned and disputed by Spaniards from Asunción on April 9, 1590. Mbiriri is the most distant reference in the genealogical tree reconstructed in this testimony by Catalina and Mateo.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Mbiriri es el nombre guaraní del bisabuelo de Catalina y Mateo, dos guaraníes encomendados y disputados por españoles de Asunción el 9 de abril de 1590. Mbiriri es la referencia más lejana del árbol genealógico reconstruido en este testimonio de Catalina y Mateo.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
En cuanto al nombre, Cadogan identifica a ‘Mbayapu’ señalando que significa: ‘música de Mbaya. Hay una diana llamada "Diana Mbayá''. Mba'é yapú (japú) : ser mentiroso.’ Montoya se interesa en el sufijo ‘yapu’ que según la pronunciación puede tener significados diferentes. 1/2
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Regarding the name, Cadogan identifies 'Mbayapu' indicating that it means: 'Music of Mbaya. There is a diana called "Diana Mbayá". Mba'é yapú (japú): to be a liar.' Montoya is interested in the suffix 'yapu' which, depending on pronunciation, can have different meanings. 1/2
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Los testigos señalan haber evidenciado estos eventos y mencionan informaciones precisas sobre sus relaciones con Mbayapu y su familia. Por ejemplo, Isabel, de 50 años, nacida en los alrededores de 1545, señala ser sobrina de Maria Mandao. 1/2
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The witnesses indicate having witnessed these events and mention precise information about their relationships with Mbayapu and his family. For example, Isabel, 50 years old, born around 1545, states that she is Maria Mandao's niece. 1/2
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Sabemos que Mbayapu y Capicua eran hermanos e hijos de Tebicuary, bautizada Elena, y de padre desconocido. #Indigisky #Historysky 1/4
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We know that Mbayapu and Capicua were brothers and sons of Tebicuary, baptized as Elena, and of an unknown father. 1/5
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Mbayapu, bautizado por los españoles Juan, es un hombre guarani que aparece con su hermano Capicua, en un proceso judicial de 1595 levantado por Baltasar de Medina. 1/2
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Mbayapu, baptized Juan by the Spanish, is a Guarani man who appeared with his brother Capicua in a 1595 judicial process initiated by Baltasar de Medina. 1/2
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
El nombre de “Acayu” puede cobrar varios sentidos pero a primera vista parece estar conectado con un estado mental o un aspecto físico particular. 1/5
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
The name “Acayu” can take on various meanings but at first glance seems connected to a particular mental state or physical aspect. Like many Guaraní names in the colonial period, it may have undergone significant orthographic changes by scribes. 1/4
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Desgraciadamente, no tenemos información sobre el número de familias integrantes en cada pueblo. En 1621, Acayu vuelve a aparecer como uno de los caciques del Guaira identificado desde Villa Rica entre 20 otros lideres guaraníes regionales. 1/3
Acajou tree in A. Thevet, "Les singularitez de la France antarctique"  https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Les_singularitez_de_la_France_antarctiqu/JtgaX-v2A5sC?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&pg=PA120-IA1&printsec=frontcover
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Unfortunately, we have no information on the number of families in each village. In 1621, Acayu reappeared as one of the Guaira caciques identified from Villa Rica among 20 other regional Guaraní leaders. 1/4
Acajou tree in A. Thevet, "Les singularitez de la France antarctique"  https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Les_singularitez_de_la_France_antarctiqu/JtgaX-v2A5sC?hl=pt-BR&gbpv=1&pg=PA120-IA1&printsec=frontcover
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
Acayu, líder político guaraní habitante del Guairá y viviendo en el órbita de la ciudad de Villa Rica del Espíritu Santo, aparece en 4 documentos redactados entre 1581 y 1621 en el espacio guaireño, actual estado del Parana en Brasil. La primera mención de Acayu aparece... 1/2
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Acayu, a Guaraní political leader residing in Guaira and living near the city of Villa Rica del Espiritu Santo, appears in four documents written between 1581 and 1621 in the Guaira region, now the state of Paraná in Brazil. The first mention of Acayu appears in a decree... 1/2
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
Maria Angu, mujer guaraní habitante del pueblo de Juruquizaba, aparece en un documento del 17 de enero de 1593, en donde se señala haberse huido al monte para escapar de la servidumbre colonial. 1/9
A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Maria Angu, a Guarani woman living in the village of Juruquizaba, appears in a document dated January 17, 1593, which notes that she had fled to the forest to escape colonial servitude. 1/8
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 16th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
After Santa Fe, he continues his journey to reach the village of Yaguaru, near San Juan de Vera (Corrientes-Argentina). 1/8
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
Después de Santa Fé, sigue su andanza para alcanzar el pueblo de Yaguaru, cerca de la ciudad de San Juan de Vera (Corrientes-Argentina). 1/10
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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Indigenous Echoes - Rio de la Plata @indigenousechoes.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
...Sin embargo, el Cuarasy, que se menciona en un documento judicial de 1625, es sin duda el más conocido de todos. 1/10
It’s a beautiful picture of a sun rising up to the Paraguay River in Paso de la Patria taken by gomezminck, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons https://web.archive.org/web/20161026032120/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/80783462A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A photo of a Guarani dictionary from the 17th Century.A folio of a Spanish document from the 17th Century.
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