Justo Pastor Benítez

Justo Pastor Benítez (28 May 1897 — 7 February 1963) was a Paraguayan historian, writer, and Liberal politician.

[1] In the Liberal Party, he formed a group with Carlos Pastore [es], R. Antonio Ramos, Efraím Cardozo, and Julio César Chaves.

[2] In May 1932, as Foreign Minister and responding to Carlos Saavedra Lamas (the Argentine foreign minister)'s inquiry on Paraguayan intentions in the Chaco War, Benítez demanded that Bolivia adhered to the law of war and that the League of Nations monitored the conflict fairly.

[3] In June 1934, Benítez was replaced as, like his predecessor Daniel Sánchez Bustamante, he advocated for a peaceful resolution to the conflict; he switched posts with Rogelio Ibarra,[4] remaining in Rio de Janeiro for the remainder of the conflict.

By then, he had served in various Liberal positions including national deputy, party director, and cabinet minister.