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The Fortress of Humaitá (1854–68), known metaphorically as the Gibraltar of South America, was a Paraguayan military installation near the mouth of the River Paraguay. A strategic site without equal in the region, "a fortress the likes of which had never been seen in South America", it was "the key to Paraguay and the upper rivers". It played a crucial role in the deadliest conflict in the continent's history – the Paraguayan War – of which it was the principal theatre of operations.

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  • Fortaleza de Humaitá (es)
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  • La Fortaleza de Humaitá se localizaba en la margen izquierda del río Paraguay, unos 215 km al sur de la ciudad de Asunción, capital del Paraguay, en el lugar en donde hoy se halla la ciudad de Humaitá en el Departamento de Ñeembucú. En el contexto de la Guerra de la Triple Alianza (1864-1870), esta fortificación controlaba el acceso por vía fluvial a la capital paraguaya, constituyéndose en el más poderoso y temido complejo defensivo paraguayo. (es)
  • The Fortress of Humaitá (1854–68), known metaphorically as the Gibraltar of South America, was a Paraguayan military installation near the mouth of the River Paraguay. A strategic site without equal in the region, "a fortress the likes of which had never been seen in South America", it was "the key to Paraguay and the upper rivers". It played a crucial role in the deadliest conflict in the continent's history – the Paraguayan War – of which it was the principal theatre of operations. (en)
  • A Fortaleza de Humaitá conhecida metaforicamente como Gibraltar da América do Sul, era uma instalação militar paraguaia próxima à foz do rio Paraguai. O estratégico local era sem igual na região, "uma fortaleza de que nunca tinha sido visto na América do Sul", era "a chave para o Paraguai e os rios superiores". Desempenhou um papel crucial no conflito mais mortal da história do continente - a Guerra do Paraguai - da qual foi o principal teatro de operações. Para os atuais paraguaios, o Humaitá é um símbolo de orgulho nacional, representando a obstinada vontade de resistência de seu país. (pt)
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