Somoza family. Moncada (1928-1933) and Sacasa (1933-1936) held the presidency. With the withdrawal of the Marines (1933), Sandino laid down his arms and reconciled with Sacasa, but was assassinated in 1934 by order of General Anastasio (Tacho) Somoza García, Sacasa’s nephew...
At the time of the discovery, Indians of nahua (Aztec) culture inhabited the Pacific coast, the Nicaraos, from whose name the word Nicaragua derives. On the east coast lived mosquitoes, of Chibcha culture. Discovery and colonial phase On his last trip...
Largest country in Central America, despite the smallness of its territory, Nicaragua is a typical example of the evils and shared hopes for other nations in Latin America: a tormented past by civil wars, foreign interventions and poverty, and a gift...
