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Asunción

2010: 22011: 32013: 12019: 12021: 1
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2010: 2, 0; 2011: 3, 0; 2013: 1, 0; 2019: 1, 0; 2021: 1, 0

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  1. Aug 15, 1537

    Described as Founding of Asunción: The settlement that becomes the base for colonizing the Río de la Plata.Single source

Asunción: Founding of Asunción: The settlement that becomes the base for colonizing the Río de la Plata.† 1537: Founding of Asunción: The settlement that becomes the base for colonizing the Río de la Plata.†

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Danced here

8 of 9 filmed performances

  • Jose Fernandez
  • Luis Rodriguez & Rodolfo González Friedmann2011
  • Sheilla Tang & Tania Arbizu2013
  • Paso Han & Vida Lisaite & Daisy Lombardo2021
  • Francisco Forquera & Carolina Bonaventura2011
  • Carolina Bonaventura & Leandro Gomez2019
  • Caio Rodriguez2010
  • Fernando Carrasco & Paula Ferszt2011

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  1. Desde el alma · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · 2003
    58 dances

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Founding of Asunción: The settlement that becomes the base for colonizing the Río de la Plata.Aug 15, 1537

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