Editing History of Paraguay (section)

===Revolution of 1904===
The 1904 Revolution was organized in Buenos Aires by Paraguayan exiles led by Manuel J. Duarte who was serving in the Argentine navy. The Rebels used the Paraguayan merchant ship ''Sajonia'', whose captain was a Liberal supporter. On 4 August 1904 the rebels took control of the ship in the port of Buenos Aires. The ship later was boarded by Liberal soldiers who brought thousands of rifles, machine guns and small artillery guns on board.<ref name="histarmar">{{cite web|url=http://www.histarmar.com.ar/ArmadasExtranjeras/Paraguay/Revolucion1904.htm|publisher=histarmar.com.ar|title= La Revolucion Paraguaya de 1904 |access-date=2017-01-07}}</ref>

After learning about this ship, President [[Juan Antonio Escurra]] declared a state of siege on 8 August. The Paraguayan army at that time had some 1500 personnel and no real navy, so another merchant ship, ''Villa Rica'', was used for military purposes and sent towards ''Sajonia''. Both ships met on 11 August near town of [[Pilar, Paraguay|Pilar]] and very quickly ''Villa Rica'' was sunk, killing 28 government sailors. The Rebels then left the ship and for the next five months continued a war with the government. The fighting ended on 12 December 1904, when in a deal negotiated by Brazilian diplomat [[Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha]], the Pilcomayo Pact, Escurra resigned and a temporary president, [[Juan Bautista Gaona]], from the Liberal party was sworn in on 19 December 1904.