Hungarian Paraguayans

Hungarian Paraguayans
magyarok paraguayban

Members of the Asociación Húngara del Paraguay in 1975.
Languages
Paraguayan Spanish, Hungarian
Religion
Christianity (mostly Roman Catholic and Protestant)
Related ethnic groups
Hungarian Argentines, Hungarian Uruguayans, Hungarian diaspora

Hungarian Paraguayans (Hungarian : Magiarok Paraguayban) are people born in Hungary who live in Paraguay or Paraguayan-born people of Hungarian descent.

History

Long before Paraguay became an independent country, some Hungarians had already arrived, most notably Roman Catholic priests working in the Jesuit Reductions, such as László Orosz. ^[1] A relevant Hungarian immigrant was the military engineer Francisco Wister de Morgenstern, who authored many important works, such as the Presidential Palace. ^[2]

During the Second World War and afterwards came the biggest immigration wave of Hungarians, who established their own institution in 1936, Asociación Húngara del Paraguay. ^[3] They also developed several activities: for instance, Stampf-Mohácsi couple established the first factory of mannequins in Paraguay; ^[4] or the Palkovics-Sebo in gastronomy. ^[5]

The most notable Hungarian Paraguayan was President Juan Carlos Wasmosy (being Vámosy the original family name, afterwards Hispanicized). Another important Hungarian immigrant is Andrés Benkö, an academic who helped establish the Universidad Americana. ^[6]

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  Juan Carlos Wasmosy, President of Paraguay 1993-1998.
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  Andrés Benkö Kapuváry, PhD, Rector of the Universidad Americana.
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  monument to the fallen heroes of the Chaco War, by Adan Kunos (1890- 1979).

References

1. "Húngaros en la Argentina" (in Spanish). Embajada de Hungría en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
2. "Mercenario húngaro en el Paraguay". ABC Revista (in Spanish). 11 May 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
3. "Delegación Paraguay". Lamoszsz (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
4. Sánchez Vallejos, Lilián (7 October 2012). "Personas inanimadas". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
5. Peralta, Lourdes (7 October 2012). "El sueño húngaron que llegó a una plaza asuncena". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
6. Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración (in Spanish)