Canindeyu

Canindeyú is a name associated with a Guaraní chief of the upper Paraná, near the great falls of Guairá. In 1554 the Spanish founded the settlement of Ontiveros in his country, above the falls. It was part of their attempt to establish a foothold in Guairá, a region of Guaraní communities and dense forests. Later missionary expansion and slave raids transformed the Indigenous and colonial settlements of the upper Paraná.