The History of Nicaragua
Spain invaded Nicaragua in the 1500's and swiftly founded it as a colony. The population of the nation swiftly became ruined due to disease, deportation, and slavery by the Spaniards. Granada was founded as the colonial head of the nation, and was one of the beginning colonies constructed in the Americas by the Europeans.
Nicaragua remained a city state of Spain until 1821, when it declared its independence. Britain in spite of everything controlled the Caribbean shore, then slowly gave up jurisdiction during the next couple of decades. In 1838, Nicaragua declared itself as an independent republic. Shortly afterward, a U.S. capitalist named William Walker set his sights on appropriating the nation and having the US Government occupy it as a slave nation to assist the South. Meanwhile, Nicaragua was in the middle of a civil war at the time. Walker did manage to gain dominance over Nicaragua, then he swiftly lost it the minute he tried to occupy Costa Rica. Walker ultimately departed the nation, then was executed in Honduras soon thereafter.
Nearly all of the 20th Century was framed by the regime of the Somozas; first the father and then his sons. By the close of the 1970's, disturbance within the residents exploded into a revolution, and finally the Somoza reign stopped at the hands of the Sandinista army. Again, the U.S. played a role in Nicaragua's past, by teaching and arming rebels to combat the Sandinistas and their control of the nation. Ultimately, an end of war treaty was reached, and in 1990 the nation arranged its first democratic elections. They have not looked back since.
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