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  2. Kingdom of Nicoya - Wikipedia

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    Nicoya had an elective monarchy as the ruler named by the Spanish cacique (generic term for all pre-Hispanic monarchs, but Caribbean in origin) whose name in Mangue was mánkeme, and was appointed by a Council of Elders named monexico. A system of feudal lords known as galpones ruled a federation of city-states or chiefdoms. [10]

  3. Annexation of Nicoya - Wikipedia

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    The political-electoral bonds between Nicoya and Costa Rica were strengthened so that in 1822 the possibility of the incorporation of Nicoya to Costa Rica was already considered, when the bases of the union of Costa Rica to the First Mexican Empire were dictated it established: ""they will include for their benefit the party of Guanacaste and ...

  4. Pre-Columbian history of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The Nicoya Peninsula and gulf region were the first Costa Rican territories to definitively and lastingly submit to the dominion of the Crown of Castile, around 1520. The interest in these areas was strengthened by the erroneous assumption that it would allow communication between the gulf and Lake Nicaragua , and beginning in 1522 there was ...

  5. List of current monarchies - Wikipedia

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    The monarchy was subsequently restored in the peace agreement of 1993. Other sovereign monarchies. Four monarchies do not fit into one of the above groups by virtue of geography or class of monarchy: Tonga, Eswatini, Lesotho and Vatican City. Of these, Lesotho and Tonga are constitutional monarchies, while Eswatini and Vatican City are absolute ...

  6. Elective monarchy - Wikipedia

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    An elective monarchy is a monarchy ruled by a monarch who is elected, in contrast to a hereditary monarchy in which the office is automatically passed down as a family inheritance. The manner of election, the nature of candidate qualifications, and the electors vary from case to case.

  7. 3 ancient foods are the staple of this blue zone’s longevity diet

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    The residents of Nicoya, Costa Rica—known for its coastal views south of the Nicaraguan border—have routinely enjoyed three foods together for at least 6,000 years old, Dan Buettner, the Blue ...

  8. Lists of monarchs in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    State Reigns since Type Succession Dynasty Title Image Monarch Life Age First-in-line Barbados: 1966-2021 Constitutional: Hereditary (absolute primogeniture) : Windsor: Queen of Barbados

  9. First Mexican Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican Empire (Spanish: Imperio Mexicano, pronounced [imˈpeɾjo mexiˈkano] ⓘ) was a constitutional monarchy and the first independent government of Mexico.It was also the only former viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire to establish a monarchy after gaining independence.