Question: Which university was founded first, Rio Branco Institute or Southern Minnesota Normal College?
Sentence (from "José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco"): Rio Branco's work in the press, highlighting threats posed by the armed conflicts in the Platine republics (Argentina and Uruguay), attracted the attention of Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, who invited him to act as secretary on a diplomatic mission to Montevideo.
Relevant evidence: No