The settlement was founded on 20 March 1927 by Peter Christophersen, an Argentine diplomat and businessman of Norwegian origin. Cristophensen divided the purchased land into plots and sold the land to future emigrants, advertising in the European press. But what was the reason for choosing - after all - Paraguay, which was very exotic for Polish emigrants? There were two reasons - economic - low costs and a high age limit - men up to the age of 55 were accepted. A significant part of the first colonists in Fram were emigrants from Eastern Europe - Poles, as well as Ukrainians and Russians. Poles arrived mainly from the area of Cieszyn Silesia. It is estimated that on the eve of the Second World War there were around 1,000 Poles living in Fram. One of the most important investments was the start, in 1938, of the construction of a Polish church. The construction was completed in 1941.

In 1932, the agricultural and educational association "Unity" was founded. The Fram colony was granted the status of an independent municipality on 28 August 1956.

Earlier, former insurgent Luis Myszkowski had arrived in Paraguay and led the construction of Paraguayan ports.