The district was named after José de Antequera y Castro, a Spanish criollo who mediated the conflicts between criollos and governor Diego de los Reyes Balmaceda.

The twin lakes Verá and Brillante (both meaning "bright" in Guarani and Spanish, respectively) are big touristic attractions close to each other.

[2] The district's patronal festival is the Feast of the Cross on May 3 in honor of a cross erected to remember a woman named Francisca who, during the Paraguayan War, was about to give birth on a boat, but the marines abandoned her, throwing her to the river where she and her unborn child died.

[3] After some time, locals attributed miracles to Francisca and adopted the Cross as protection for the district.

Examples include student parades, music festivals, nautical processions, ballet performances, stand-up comedy as religious celebrations and dramatic recreations of the day Francisca died.