town, northern Paraguay. It lies in the sparsely settled Chaco Boreal region, on the bank of Mosquitos Creek, which drains into the Paraguay River. Until 1945 it was a military outpost known as López de Filippis; it was renamed to honour the general whose strategy in the Chaco War (1932–35) established Paraguayan control over the area. The town is now a commercial centre for the surrounding region; its main activity is cattle ranching. Pop. (2002) urban area, 5,478.