Spain's control over its colonies in the…

1684 CE to 1827 CE

Spain's control over its colonies in the New World is threatened in the early 1800s by the struggle for national independence throughout the entire region.

Weakened by the French invasion in 1794 and internal upheaval, Spain tries to hold onto its richest colonies, which lead to even further neglect of its poorer Central American territories.

Resentment toward the Spanish-born elite (peninsulares—those born in Spain and the only persons allowed to administer Spanish colonies) grows among Nicaraguan Creoles.

The first local movements against Spanish rule in Central America occurs in 1811, when the Province of El Salvador stage a revolt.

Peninsular authorities are deposed and replaced by Creoles, who demand less repressive laws.

Although the Province of Nicaragua officially refuses to join the rebellion, a popular uprising soon breaks out.

Violence and political rivalry prevail in all of the Central American colonies during the ensuing decade.

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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, Kingdom of Great View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Spain, Bonapartist Kingdom of View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Colonization of the Americas, French View → Colonization of the Americas, English View → Colonization of the Americas, Dutch View → Piracy, Golden Age of View →

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Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Piracy View →

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People: Pietro Cavallini
Topic: American Anti-War Movement
Location: Thale Sachsen-Anhalt Germany
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