Intendancy of Paraguay

Intendencia de Paraguay
Intendancy of the Spanish Empire
1782–1811
Coat of arms of Intendancy of Paraguay
Coat of arms

Map of the Viceroyalty in 1783
CapitalAsunción
Government
Intendant 
• 1782–1787
Pedro Melo de Portugal (first)
• 1809–1811
Bernardo de Velasco (last)
Historical eraViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
• Established
28 January 1782
25 May 1810
19 January 1811
• Abolished
14 May 1811
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Governorate of Paraguay
Republic of Paraguay

The Intendancy of Paraguay (Spanish: Intendencia del Paraguay), also known as the Intendancy of Asunción (Spanish: Intendencia de Asunción) was an administrative-territorial unit that was part of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata. It was created on 28 January 1782 and came to an end after the May 1811 Revolution.