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Caapucú

Caapucú (Guaraní: Ka'apuku) is a city in Caapucú District in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay, At the 2002 census it had a population of 7,249, and is located 141 km from Asunción, the capital of the country. It was founded in 1787 by Pedro de Melo de Portugal, and was previously known as Capilla Tuvá. The Route No. I crosses through this city. Caapucú is the biggest district of the department, located in the south region of the latter; it is separated from the Misiones Department by the Tebicuary River. In the city are many housings from colonial times, most of them built in the time around the Paraguayan Independence. One of them, the Stevant house, resembling a castle, has been turned into a museum that exhibits artifacts from that time.

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Caapucú (Guaraní: Ka'apuku) is a city in Caapucú District in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay, At the 2002 census it had a population of 7,249, and is located 141 km from Asunción, the capital of the country. It was founded in 1787 by Pedro de Melo de Portugal, and was previously known as Capilla Tuvá. The Route No. I crosses through this city. Caapucú is the biggest district of the department, located in the south region of the latter; it is separated from the Misiones Department by the Tebicuary River. In the city are many housings from colonial times, most of them built in the time around the Paraguayan Independence. One of them, the Stevant house, resembling a castle, has been turned into a museum that exhibits artifacts from that time.

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  1. date of foundation: 1787 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1787-08-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1787". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1787-08-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377955177

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