This study shall put into question the 'official' thesis about the processes which led to the consolidation of the Paraguayan State in the second half of the 19 th century, and offer an alternative explanatory model. Although not new, the method aims to improve the efficiency of an interdisciplinary approach, combining general sociological perspectives with particular historical perspectives. A new aspect is the diachronic comparison between the development of Peninsular-Spanish and

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... panish. The theoretical conclusion is based on close examination and interpretation of empirical data. * Dedicada a Jerónimo Irala Burgos, maestro y amigo.