As unci on

(a ˙ -su ¨ n-thē-on´), or Nuestra Señora de la As unci on (Eng. A umption ), the chief city of Paraguay, on the River Paraguay, picturesquely situated and with good public buildings. It was founded in 1537 on the feast of the A umption. Its trade is mostly in the yerba tea, hides, tobacco, oranges, . It was taken and plundered by the Brazil i ans in 1869. A railway runs for a short distance into the interior. Pop. (1920), 99,836. IMG:4014330425200354480_image119.jpg:Aswail Aswail ( Ursus lab iātus )