Paraguayan territory and remained a time in Clorinda and Formosa, where he receives the alarming news that the president of the Víctor y, Dr. Ayala and the glorious war leader, General José Félix Estigarribia, were detained. Later he moved to Buenos Aires, where he established a residence. He was married to Rosa Rojas. His children accompanied him in exile, especially Maria Stella, who was a nurse in the Chaco War, and who resided in Rosario, Argentina. Her other daughter Clementina was married to Wenceslao Peralta and both settled in La Colmena and the grandchildren: José, Titín, Pedro Bruno, Teresa and Martha. The only son of José P. was named José Antonio. In Buenos Aires, despite the exile, the sadness and nostalgia, he was permanently surrounded by his compatriots, the great Paraguayan community, and also there he was the undisputed idol of those people and without forgetting the Argentines who also lavished so that José P., felt like in his own country. In June 1940, during the presidency of General Estigarribia, with the news of the death of his mother, he returned to Paraguay, by train, to Villarrica. He returned to exile during the presidency of General Higinio Morínigo, in September 1940. When, in 1946, President Morínigo took a turn for democracy, an amnesty for all Paraguayans, the return of José P., on August 14 was memorable. Day of sun and lapachos with beautiful flowers. There had never been a comparable crowd, surpassing in quantity, the visits years after two American leaders: Juan Domingo Perón and Getulio Vargas. The happy days of the democratic spring lasted only 6 months and returned to exile and there for many years, until his death on October 29, 1957. "The pride of being a liberal is only overcome by the honor of being Paraguayan", famous phrase of the liberal politician. References 1884 births 1957 deaths People from Asunción Paraguayan people of Italian descent Paraguayan people of Swiss descent Presidents of Paraguay 20th-century Paraguayan lawyers Paraguayan expatriates in Argentina Government ministers of Paraguay Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay People of Swiss-Italian descent Liberal Party (Paraguay) politicians Universidad Nacional de Asunción alumni