Nicaragua

By mollyb1230
  • 250

    Urbanization

    Urbanization
    The Mayans created recording systems, beautiful sculptures and art, and small city like civilizations, specifically in the southern lowland areas. They also did much large-scale construction during this time.
  • 350

    Religious Monuments

    Religious Monuments
    During this period, many of the well-known step pyramids were created as shrines to gods, or palaces for rulers. Some of these are made with stones that had hieroglyphic texts about conquest, rulers, and history.This photo depicts the ruins of Palenque from an arial view.
  • Jan 1, 600

    Trade

    Trade
    The Mayans conducted long-distance trade with the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec and other groups in central and gulf-coast Mexico, trading cacao, obsidian, jade, sea shells, and salt.
  • Jan 1, 700

    Mayan Collapse

    Mayan Collapse
    For an unknown reason, the Mayan empire came to a decline in the 8th to 9th century and then was abandoned. Afterwards, other small farming civilizations inhabited the area of Nicaragua until the 16th century.
  • Jan 1, 1520

    Spanish Conquest

    Spanish Conquest
    Gil Gonzalez Davila arrived in Panama, and went forward to convert some 30,000 people. He was then attacked by the native people and fled to Panama, where he was arrested with a vast amount of wealth, and had to flee to Santo Domingo.

  • William Walker: President

    William Walker: President
    William Walker conducts a farcical election and makes himself President Of Nicaragua in 1856. Then, other central american countries united and pushed him out of Nicaragua in 1857.

  • The Somoza Dynasty

    The Somoza Dynasty
    This dynasty lasted most of the 20th century, from 1936-1979, and they came to power because of a pact engineered by the US to replace the reigning small, regional armies.

  • Violeta Barrios de Chamorro becomes President

    Violeta Barrios de Chamorro becomes President
    Violeta Barrios de Chamorro is elected President, suprising the country, because the Sandinista was a sure bet to continue holding power. This election marks the transition to the post-Sandinista era.