In the first place, Solano López's miscalculations and ambitions plunged Paraguay into a war with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

López's first expedition never reached Cuba.

When first traded to the Nationals, López's original jersey number was 7, however when Damian Jackson was traded, he turned in his number 7 for Jackson's previous jersey number 2.

López's fourth expedition landed in Pinar del Río province with around 400 men in August 1851 ; the invaders were defeated by Spanish troops and López was executed.

Although López's government was similar to Francia's system, his appearance, style, and policies were quite different.

Solano López's basic failing was that he did not recognize the changes that had occurred in the region since Francia's time.

In terms of size, Solano López's 30, 000-man army was the most powerful in Latin America but the army's strength was illusory because it lacked trained leadership, a reliable source of weapons and adequate reserves.

This, of course, was forced into practice by Paraguayan dictator Francisco Solano López's disastrous 1865 invasion of northern Argentine territory, leading to an alliance between 1820s-era adversaries Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives ( particularly Paraguay's own ).

The title to the lordship was inherited by Iñigo López's descendants until, by inheritance, in 1370 it passed to John I of Castile.

After being taken prisoner she was taken on board a ship called the Princesa ( Princess ) to Asuncion, where she was banished from the nation by the newly established provisional government, constituted by Paraguayans who had fought in favour of the allied forces and against López's army.

Logroño filled in for Pérez on vacation, and when Pérez returned, he was allowed to fill in López's shoes ( who was considered irreplaceable by some ), with great success.

The war which ensued, lasting until 1 March 1870, was carried on with great stubbornness and with alternating fortunes, though López's disasters steadily increased.

Regardless of López's refusal, a peace treaty was not something Mitre could guarantee since article 6 in the secret treaty stated that " The allies solemnly commit themselves not to abandon arms unless commonly agreed, and as long as they haven ’ t overthrown the current government of Paraguay, as well as not to try separately, nor sign any peace treaty, truce, armistice which would put an end to or suspend the war, unless agreed by all parties ".

After being subsequently outrighted to Triple-A Columbus, López's contract was purchased by the Indians again on May 12, 2012.

López's successors continued armed forces modernization programs, building army and security forces, and concentrating on Honduran air force superiority over its neighbors.

During López's reign, more than 400 schools were built for 25, 000 primary students, and the state reinstituted secondary education.

López's educational development plans progressed with difficulty, however, because Francia had purged the country of the educated elite, which included teachers.

Congress became his puppet, and the people abdicated their political rights, a situation enshrined in the 1844 Constitution, which placed all power in López's hands.

Nonetheless, growing tensions with several countries, including the United States, characterized the second half of López's rule.

Solano López's conduct laid him open to such charges.

Thousands of others, including Paraguay's bravest soldiers and generals, also went to their deaths before firing squads or were hacked to pieces on Solano López's orders.

Solano López's attempt to leverage Paraguay's emergence as a regional power equal to Argentina and Brazil had disastrous consequences.

Argentina refused Solano López's request for permission for his army to cross Argentine territory to attack the Brazilian province of Río Grande do Sul, Undeterred, Solano López sent his forces into Argentina.

Under the treaty, these nations vowed to destroy Solano López's government.

As the war neared its inevitable denouement, Solano López's grip on reality loosened further.

Solano López's hostility even extended to United States Ambassador to Paraguay Charles Ames Washburn.

Its causes were complex and included Argentine anger over Antonio López's meddling in Corrientes.

Cándido Bareiro, López's ex-commercial agent in Europe, returned to Paraguay in 1869 and formed a major Lopizta faction.

Moríñigo had gained fame in Paraguay by heading the 1936 expedition to Cerro Corá to retrieve López's remains.

Once in Paraguay, Eliza Lynch became López's partner, bearing him six children in total.

Among the most important are Vicente López's Portrait of Goya, Federico de Madrazo's The Countess of Vilches, and Antonio Esquivel's The Contemporary Poets.

It was the first time we've been ahead this season ( when John Richey kicked what proved to be the winning field goal ) ''.

The victory was the first of the season for the Billikens after nine defeats and a tie.

Rococo music -- a lot of it -- was played in Carnegie Recital Hall on Saturday night in the first of four concerts being sponsored this season by a new organization known as Globe Concert Arts.

How Maxwell recounts his first coming to Camusfearna, his furnishing the empty house with beach-drift, the subtle changes in season over ten years, is a moving experience.

It is not simply giving a repetition of the program it gave during its New York engagement earlier this season, but has brought back many of the numbers that were on the bill when it paid us its first visit and won everybody's heart.

Here, in the most eagerly awaited novel of the season ( his first since The Catcher In The Rye, ) he tells of a college girl in flight from the life around her and the tart but sympathetic help she gets from her 25-year-old brother.

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor the outstanding film achievements of the 1927 / 1928 film season.

They are attracted there by the calling of the first male to find a suitable place, perhaps a pool that forms in the same place each rainy season.

In Australia, the grounds currently used are The Gabba in Brisbane ( first staged an England – Australia Test in the 1932 – 33 season ), Adelaide Oval ( 1884 – 85 ), The WACA, Perth ( 1970 – 71 ) the Melbourne Cricket Ground ( MCG ) ( 1876 – 77 ) and the Sydney Cricket Ground ( SCG ) ( 1881 – 82 ).

* 1964 – The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its first season.

Since the start of the 2008 season, the Falcons have recorded four consecutive winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.

The Falcons had their first season in, and their first preseason game on August 1,, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta during the 1970 season.

The 1971 season was their first with a winning record.

In the 1978 season, the Falcons qualified for the playoffs for the first time and won the Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Eagles 14 – 13.

The 2002 season was the Falcons ' first in the more geographically-accurate NFC South upon NFL realignment.

It is also representative of the evolution and direction of our team .” During the 2003 preseason Michael Vick broke his leg and missed the first twelve games of the season.

In, Michael Vick became the first quarterback in league history to rush for more than 1, 000 yards in a season, with 1, 039.

On December 11, 13 games into his first NFL season as head coach, Bobby Petrino resigned without notice to coach at the University of Arkansas, leaving the beleaguered players only a note in the locker room.

Although they failed to make the playoffs in 2009, the streak ended when the team rallied to win their final three regular season games to record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.

Webb went 16 – 8 with a 3. 10 ERA and in the 2006 season was named to his first All-Star team.

The Diamondbacks announced in early September 2006 that their uniforms, which remained largely unchanged since the team's first season, would be completely redesigned for the 2007 season.

* In the episode " 11: 59 " of Star Trek: Voyager's fifth season ( original air date: May 5, 1999 ), Earth's first self-contained ecosystem known as " The Millennium Gate " is referenced and described as one kilometer tall and having begun construction in 2001.