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Jan 1, 1524
An expedition is send to colonize
The person that was send to colonize was Fransico Hernandez de Cordabo -
Period: Jan 1, 1524 to
NIcaragua
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The Pacific Coast of Nicarargua was settled as a Spanish Colony
It was settled as a Spanish Colony from Panama -
Nicaragua got its independence
NIcaragua got its independence from Spain -
Nicarargua is a independent republic
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The Nicaragua -Honduras war
During the war nicaraguans forces occopy the Honduras capital, Tegucigapla. -
Nicaraguan exiles found the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion National
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Violent opposition to governmental manipulation, and corruption spread to all classes
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The result in a short-lived Civil War that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power
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The United States supports the “ Contra” war.
The United States fought against the Sandinistas from bases in Honduras and Costa Rica. -
Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador.
Aid caused the U.S. to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas. -
Settlements are negotiated in most of the ongoing Civil Wars in Central America