Background
Bordenave, Enrique was born on October 30, 1889 in Barrero Grande, Paraguay. Son of Abdon and Dolores (Franco) Bordenave.
Diplomat professor and public man
Bordenave, Enrique was born on October 30, 1889 in Barrero Grande, Paraguay. Son of Abdon and Dolores (Franco) Bordenave.
Doctor in Law, University of Asuncion, Paraguay. Student of University of Buenos Aires, Argentine, and University of Paris.
National deputy, 1921— 1924. Minister of Justice and Public Instruction, 1924-1925. Minister of Foreign Relations, 1925-1928.
National senator, 1929-1933. Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States since 1933. Paraguayan delegate to the League of Nations, 1934.
Delegate to various international conferences. Acting professor of finance, political economy, and public international law in the University of Asunción. President of the firm Industria Paraguaya de Carnes, Asunción.
Vice-president of the firm Corporación Paraguaya.
Sociedad Ganadera del Paraguay (president). Decorations: Officier de la Légion d’Honneur, France. Commander of the Order of Merit, Chile.
Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain. Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuba.
Married Margot Legeren, June 10, 1932. Children: Henry, Margarita.