Throughout the captaincy general, cities come to…

1684 CE to 1827 CE

Throughout the captaincy general, cities come to be associated with one or the other of these political factions, depending on the basis of the economy of each.

Typically, each of the five provinces of the captaincy general has one city that champions the liberal cause and another that spoke for the conservatives.

In Nicaragua, Leon is primarily involved in exporting animal products such as leather and tallow and soon becomes the center for free-trading liberalism.

The conservative elite in Granada, however, had made their fortunes under the old protectionist system and resist change.

Competition between the two cities over influence on colonial policy becomes violent at times, and each city supports armed groups in order to defend itself and its ideas.

In time, the hatred and violence between the two cities and the two factions becomes institutionalized, and often the original ideological difference is forgotten.

Independence in the next century only exacerbates the struggle as it eliminates Spain as a referee.

The violent rivalry between liberals and conservatives is one of the most important and destructive aspects of Nicaraguan history, a characteristic that will last until well into the twentieth century.

Politicians frequently choose party loyalty over national interest, and, particularly in the 1800s, the nation is often the loser in interparty strife.

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León Leon Nicaragua View →

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Sumo people View → Garifuna View → Spaniards (Latins) View → New Spain, Viceroyalty of View → Rama people View → Guatemala, Captaincy General of (Spanish Colony) View → Miskito people View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of View → British people View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Colonization of the Americas, British View →

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