Education
He studied at the Colegio Nacional de la Capital, one of the most prestigious public high schools in the country, and finished his Law studies at Universidad Nacional de Asuncion.
He studied at the Colegio Nacional de la Capital, one of the most prestigious public high schools in the country, and finished his Law studies at Universidad Nacional de Asuncion.
He is considered the father of modern Paraguayan literature. Casaccia was born in Asunción, Paraguay to Benigno Casaccia and Margarita Bibolini, both Italian immigrants. Cassacia then started work as a journalist, writing for El Liberal, El Diario and several other magazines in Asunción before devoting himself entirely to fiction.
During his first 17 years as a writer he used the name "Benigno Casaccia Bibolini", until he adopted the name of "Gabriel Casaccia", under which his best known works were produced.
Casaccia lived the majority of his life in Argentina, first in Posadas and then Buenos Aires. Casaccia died in Buenos Aires, on November 24, 1980.