Real-World History of Nicaragua

Spain attacked Nicaragua in the 1500's and rapidly founded it as a colony. The people of the nation rapidly became ruined as a result of disease, deportation, and slavery by the Spaniards. Granada was founded as the colonial head of the nation, and was one of the first settlements constructed in the Americas by the Europeans.

Nicaragua continued as a settlement of Spain until 1821, at what time it stated its freedom. Britain still ruled the Caribbean seaboard, however gradually gave up control during the next couple of decades. In 1838, Nicaragua asserted itself as an independent republic. Shortly afterward, a U.S. capitalist named William Walker set his sights on acquiring the nation and having the US Government occupy it as a slave state to assist the South. Meanwhile, Nicaragua was in the middle of a civil war during this. Walker did manage to gain control throughout Nicaragua, however he rapidly lost it the minute he attempted to invade Costa Rica. Walker in time left the nation, however was executed in Honduras soon thereafter.

Most of the 20th Century was framed by the rule of the Somozas; first the father and afterward his sons. By the close of the 1970's, unrest among the populace flared up into an uprising, and eventually the Somoza reign concluded as a result of the Sandinista army. Yet again, the U.S. took part in Nicaragua's history, via training and supplying objectors to fight the Sandinistas and their leadership of the nation. Ultimately, a peace deal was brokered, and in 1990 the nation organized its first democratic elections. They have not looked back since.

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