Background
GONZÁLEZ MERZARIO, Américo was born on May 14, 1908 in Paraguay.
GONZÁLEZ MERZARIO, Américo was born on May 14, 1908 in Paraguay.
Educated Escuela Militar de Asunción, 1925-1928, Escuela Naval de Rfo Santiago (Argentina), 1930, George Washington University (Washington, District of Columbia), 1945. On fellowship from Dept, of Commerce, took course in maps and charts, with United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1945.
Director, national arsenals of war and navy, 1936-1937. Secretary general of the navy, 1936. Retired from the navy with rank of It. commander, 1938.
Paraguayan delegate, Argentine-Paraguay boundary commission, since 1941. Chief, Paraguayan delegation, Pan American Cartography Congress, Rio de Janeiro, 1944. Officer, ministry of foreign affairs.
Member Institute Geográfico Militar.