Birth Name: Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara
Place of Birth: Asunción, Paraguay
Date of Birth: 5 July 1956
Ethnicity: Paraguayan (Portuguese, Spanish, possibly other), possibly Swedish
Horacio Cartes is a Paraguayan businessperson and politician. He has served as President of Paraguay, since 15 August, 2013. He is the son of businessperson Ramón Telmo Cartes Lind and Elva Jara Lafuente. He was previously married to María Angélica Montaña Solano.
Horacio’s paternal grandparents were Ramón Tranquilino Cartes Silva (the son of Desiderio Cartes and Rómula Dolores Silva) and Sarah Victoria Lind Loras (the daughter of Víctor Lind and Mercedes Loras). The family name “Lind” is of possibly Swedish origin. However, it is unclear if Horacio has Swedish ancestry.
Horacio’s maternal grandfather was Tomás Antonio Jara Martínez (the son of Juan Antonio Jara Pereira and Marcelina Martínez). Juan Antonio was the son of José Luis Jara and Josefa Pereira.
Horacio’s maternal grandmother was Dalmacia Lafuente Isasi (the daughter of Justiniano Lafuente Benítez and Natividad de Mercedes Isasi Núñez). Justiniano was the son of José Vicente Lafuente and Epifania Benítez. Natividad was the daughter of Carlos José Isasi and Dalmacia Benítez.
Sources: Marriage record of Horacio’s maternal grandparents, Tomás Antonio Jara Martínez and Dalmacia Lafuente Isasi – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Horacio’s maternal great-grandparents, Juan Antonio Jara Pereira and Marcelina Martínez – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Horacio’s maternal great-grandfather, Juan Antonio Jara Pereira, to Valentina Casiana Domeque Casco – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Horacio’s maternal great-grandparents, Justiniano Lafuente Benítez and Natividad de Mercedes Isasi – https://familysearch.org