author
José Guevara
1719–1806
A Spanish Jesuit priest and historian, he is best known for a major chronicle of Paraguay, the Río de la Plata, and Tucumán. His surviving work offers a window into colonial South America and the world of the Jesuit missions.
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Historia del Paraguay, Río de La Plata y Tucumán
by José Guevara
About the author
Born in 1719 and dead in 1806, José Guevara was a Spanish Jesuit and historical writer. Records linked by major library and archival sources identify him as the author of works including Historia del Paraguay, Río de la Plata y Tucumán and Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Río de la Plata y Tucumán.
Guevara is especially associated with the history of colonial Paraguay and the wider Río de la Plata region. His writing brings together political, religious, and regional history, which is why his work still appears in library catalogs, public-domain editions, and scholarly reference databases.
Reliable pages found for him did not provide a clear, suitable portrait photograph or painting that could be confirmed from the page images available, so no profile image is included here.