History Essay

Minkoo Kang
Mrs. Ulloa
Historia de Nicaragua
12/05/2012

Comparison between United State's independence and Nicaragua's independence

First of all, both independences happen on differentdates, United States had their independence on July 4, 1777 and Nicaragua had their independence on September 15, 1828. They were both attacked by countries from different continents but thosecontinentes were different. United States was invaded by British colonies and Nicaragua was invaded by Spanish colonies. They both fought a war in order to gain their independence.
Nicaraguan independecebrought forth a continuous conflict over power by the strong cities of León and Granada, and their political parties (León housed the liberals and Granada the conservatives). A few years later, thisconfrontation provoked a historical incident which threatened the new nation. During the conflict, the conservatives got a mercenary army involved from North America, headed by William Walker. Afterobtaining military stability in the country, William Walker decided to take over control of the country and declare himself president with the idea to annex the region to the United States. The nationalgroups normally opposing each other decided to unite against this threat and with the support of the Central American armies they started a national war that saw its historical climax at thepatriotic battle at Hacienda San Jacinto.
This battle took place in 1856. A small group of Nicaraguan army men was in charge of slowing down the troops of the filibuster. They were located at a small cattleranch situated a couple kilometers north of Managua, waiting to repulse a North American army that was greater both in number and arms. The battle started at dawn and the patriots took some hits butmaintained their positions. Their arms were old and they frequently failed to function. An ingenious action, however, brought them a surprising victory. When the battle became more violent and the...