The general and doctor in law Benigno Ferrerira was one of the main protagonists in the postwar period of' ‘70 and one of the most respected political leaders of his era.

His parents were Joaquin Angel Mora Coene and María Concepción Ferreira; their marriage could not be legalized because of a lack of permission from the dictator Francia, then at the end of his life.

Influenced by the liberal ideas dominant in Buenos Aires at the time, they criticized the authoritarianism of the López (Carlos Antonio and Francisco Solano) and their heavy-handed police.

When he learnt of the secret clause of the Treaty of the Triple Alliance, Benigno Ferreira reportedly appeared in person before General Urquiza to convey the following: "We have been deceived.

Ferreira resigned and returned to Buenos Aires to devote himself to journalism in the newspaper "La Republica", in whose columns he lambasted the Alliance.

[1] In 1870, he was elected member of the committee of “The Great People's Club” led by Facundo Machaín and a few days later assumed command of a battalion of National Guard with the rank of Sergeant Major.

In the troubled atmosphere of the reorganization of the Paraguayan State, he took over a seat in the Chamber of Deputies and later served as minister of Justice, being a key member of Salvador Jovellanos's government.

On the other hand, he settled a long conflict with the large railroad company, the Bank of the Republic was founded, the Soler-Pinilla Treaty with Bolivia was signed, and military equipment was acquired from Europe; the army had recently been rebuilt from the ground up after the 1904 Revolution.