Juan Santamaría Day – Battle of Rivas
April 11 If you grew up in El Norte, chances are your history books skipped the chapter on William Walker and Juan Santamaría. The two men could not have been more different. Juan Santamaría was a poor...
View ArticleIndependence Day – Central America
September 15 After 300 years of Spanish rule, the Captaincy General of Guatemala cut ties with the Old World in a declaration of Independence on September 15, 1821. The Spanish colony consisted of what...
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