Battle of Cerro Corá

The Battle of Cerro Cora was a battle fought on March 1 1870 at the hill of Cerro Corá, a ridge north of Paraguay.

This battle was the last battle of the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870), faced off on one side, 4,500 Allied soldiers and the other, only 250 remaining Paraguayans.

The battle site is the Cerro Cora National Park, Distant about 40 km Pedro Juan Caballero, The departmental capital of Amamby (border with Ponta Pora - Brazil)

The last to perish was the President and Commander in Chief Marshal Francisco Solano López and Panchito his son, the two killed by Chico Diabo a corporal of the Brazilian Army. Many prisoners were executed, including a son of Solano Lopez who had only ten years.