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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Basic timeline of Nicaragua

This post is a basic timeline of Nicaragua. There are 16 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Niquirano, Chorotegano and Chontal cultures (Pre-Columbian era)
• Gil Gonzalez Davila and Spain arrive (1522)
• New Spain (1521-1821)
• British Mosquito Coast protectorate (1655-1850)
• First Mexican Empire (1821-1823)
• Federal Republic of Central America (1823-1841)
• Nicaragua gains independence (1838)
• Filibuster War (1856-1857)
• Mosquito Coast is annexed by Nicaragua (1894)
• United States occupies Nicaragua (1912-1933)
• Nicaraguan Civil War (1926-1927)
• Somoza dictatorship (1936-1979)
• Nicaraguan earthquake (1972)
• Sandinista insurrection (1972-1979)
• Hurricane Mitch (1998)
• Nicaraguan protests (2018 - now)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Nicaragua at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Nicaragua.)