Nicaragua was settled as a colony of Spain in the 1520s. In 1821, Nicaragua gained its independence and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978. This resulted in a short civil war that brought t...

Part 1 The first inhabitants to occupy the Americas were Europeans from Spain and England. These settlers had the greatest deal of diversity spread through cultures and over the land. Each in itself created its' own powerful empire and ruled and governed its people. These two groups also fought for...