On March 1, 1870, the troops of General José Antônio Correia da Câmara surprised the last Paraguayan camp in Cerro Corá, where Solano López was fatally injured by a spear as he tried to swim away down the Aquidabanigui stream.
Den 1. marts 1870 overraskede tropperne under general José Antônio Correia da Câmara den sidste paraguayanske lejr i Cerro Corá, hvor Solano López blev dødeligt såret af et spyd, mens han prøvede at svømme bort nedover Aquidabanigui-strømmen.