Presidente Hayes Department

Presidente Hayes Department

Presidente Hayes is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villa Hayes. The department was named after U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, who awarded the territory to Paraguay as the arbitrator in a boundary dispute between Paraguay and Argentina after the Paraguayan War.

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