The hordes of the illiterate but shrewd…

April 1840 CE

The hordes of the illiterate but shrewd and charismatic swineherd turned highwayman Rafael Carrera, the de facto ruler of much of Guatemala, rout the smaller forces of Francisco Morazán in late spring of 1840, defeating the last of several attempts by Morazán to reforge the dissolved Federal Republic of Central America of which he had served three nonconsecutive terms as president.

As a result, Morazán goes into exile in northern New Granada (Colombia) or what is now Panama.

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Darien Colon Panama View →

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Francisco Morazán View → Rafael Carrera View →

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Central America, United Provinces of View → Guatemala, Republic of View → New Granada, Republic of the View →

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Central American Federation (UPCA) Civil War of 1838-40 View →

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