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  2. History of Central America - Wikipedia

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    Various attempts were made to reunite Central America in the 19th century, but none succeeded for any length of time. The first attempt was in 1842 by former President Francisco Morazán, who was quickly captured and executed. The abortive attempt proposed to restore the union as the Confederation of Central America and planned to include El ...

  3. First Central American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Manuel José Arce became the first President of the Federal Republic of Central America on April 29, 1825 after the 1825 Central American federal election. On October 10, 1826, Arce dissolved the congress to allow for a new unitary conservatives congress to be elected, turning his back on the liberals which he was a part of.

  4. Barrios' War of Reunification - Wikipedia

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    Barrios' War of Reunification, also known as Barrios' great attempt (Spanish: intentona de Barrios), [2] was a war initiated by Guatemalan President Justo Rufino Barrios in 1885 with the goal of reunifying Central America. Of the five Central American countries, only Honduras supported Barrios' reunification effort; Costa Rica, El Salvador, and ...

  5. Central American reunification - Wikipedia

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    Attempts to restore the Federal Republic of Central America have existed since its dissolution. One of the best known cases was when the liberal Guatemalan President Justo Rufino Barrios, with the support of Honduras and the United States, tried to re-establish the Central American Federation in the so-called Intentona de Barrios, but that ended with his death in the Battle of Chalchuapa.

  6. Central America under Mexican rule - Wikipedia

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    The United Provinces of Central America, later known as the Federal Republic of Central America, continued to exist until its 1841 collapse following the First and Second Central American Civil Wars. [116] Central America's independence led many Mexican provinces to desire increased regional autonomy for themselves.

  7. Federal Republic of Central America - Wikipedia

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    In 1824, Central America had a population of 1,287,491. [36] [198] By 1836, it had an estimated population of 1,900,000; [196] the estimate, by federal administrator Juan Galindo, "largely over-estimated" the number of whites and excluded Honduras' indigenous population. [215] Central America was the most densely-populated country in the ...

  8. Francisco Morazán - Wikipedia

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    The Central American Federation (1824–1838) comprised the republics of Central America—Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. United under a captaincy general in Spanish colonial times, they gained independence in 1821 and were briefly annexed to the Mexican Empire formed by Agustín de Iturbide in 1822. [ 13 ]

  9. List of Indigenous rebellions in Mexico and Central America

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    Successful resistance leading to superior treatment of Native Americans in North and South America Mixtón War: 1540 1542 The Mixtón War was a rebellion by the Caxcan people of northwestern Mexico against the Spanish conquerors. [12] The war was named after Mixtón, a hill in Zacatecas which served as an Indigenous stronghold. Spanish victory