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Early 16th Century: The History Of Nicaragua

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After 500 CE native tribes migrated from central Mexico to the Caribbean lowlands to find a new home. When the Spanish arrived in western Nicaragua in the early 16th century they found three dominant tribes all with a different culture and language so I guess it was hard to colonise. Most of the tribes' government was a monarchy and ruled their own piece of land. In 1522, the first Spaniards entered the region of what would become known as Nicaragua, within a few months, Nicaragua was invaded by several Spanish forces, each led by a conquistador. The Europeans made permanent settlements which would become Nicaragua's main towns Granada on Lake Nicaragua and Leon west of Lake Managua. The history of Nicaragua remained relatively static for three
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