Later he saw the devastation of WWII at first hand in Europe, the violent strife of 1947 in Paraguay, and the rise of the Argentinian military dictatorship in 1976.
之后他又在欧洲亲眼目睹了二战所带来的毁灭、巴拉圭1947年的暴力斗争，以及1976年阿根廷军事独裁统治的兴起。