Justo Pastor Benítez

Justo Pastor Benítez (28 May 1897 — 7 February 1963) was a Paraguayan historian, Paraguayan literature, and Liberal politician. His work on the history of the Río de la Plata has been grouped with other historians succeeding the Generation of 1900 like Julio César Chaves, Efraím Cardozo, R. Antonio Ramos, and Pablo Max Ynsfran.

Biography
On 28 May 1897, Benítez was born in Asunción.

In the Liberal Party, he formed a group with Carlos Pastore, R. Antonio Ramos, Efraím Cardozo, and Julio César Chaves. In May 1932, as Foreign Minister and responding to Carlos Saavedra Lamas inquiry on Paraguayan intentions in the Chaco War, Benítez demanded Bolivia adhere to the law of war and the League of Nations monitor fairly. In June 1934, Benítez was replaced as, like his predecessor Daniel Sánchez Bustamante, he advocated for peaceful resolution; he switched positions with Rogelio Ibarra, remaining in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the remainder of the conflict. In October 1938, he rejected the ambassadorship to Bolivia under Félix Paiva as a part of the Liberal refusal to join Paiva's proposed coalition.

In the late 1950s, he resided in Brazil. By then, he had served in various Liberal positions including national deputy, party director, and cabinet minister.

On 7 February 1963, he died in Asunción.

Works
Source:


 * (on the Chaco War)
 * (prologue)
 * (prologue)

Undated

 * La constitución de 1870
 * Ensayo sobre el liberalismo
 * La vida del doctor Francia
 * Los comuneros del Paraguay
 * La cuenca del Plata
 * Estigarribia, el soldado del Chaco
 * El solar guaraní
 * Carlos Antonio López
 * La revolución de Mayo en Paraguay
 * Mancebos de la tierra