Initially inhabited by Mayan Indians in the pre-Columbian era, modern-day Central America was discovered by Spain in the 16th century, who rapidly conquered the lands formerly inhabited by the Mayans. Central America was under control of the Spanish Empire as the Viceroyalty of New Spain until 1821, when Mexico won its eleven-year war of independence against Spain. In July 1823, the five states of Central America declared their independence from the Mexican Empire, though only in August of 1824 did Agustin I finally recognize their sovereignty. In the following decades, the republic admitted two new states (Los Altos in 1838 and Soconusco in 1841), narrowly avoided all-out civil war, and, in order to prevent any one state from gaining too much power by claiming the national capital, San Sa
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| - Central America (Alternity)
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| - Initially inhabited by Mayan Indians in the pre-Columbian era, modern-day Central America was discovered by Spain in the 16th century, who rapidly conquered the lands formerly inhabited by the Mayans. Central America was under control of the Spanish Empire as the Viceroyalty of New Spain until 1821, when Mexico won its eleven-year war of independence against Spain. In July 1823, the five states of Central America declared their independence from the Mexican Empire, though only in August of 1824 did Agustin I finally recognize their sovereignty. In the following decades, the republic admitted two new states (Los Altos in 1838 and Soconusco in 1841), narrowly avoided all-out civil war, and, in order to prevent any one state from gaining too much power by claiming the national capital, San Sa
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| - Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, San José, Léon
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| - Federal Republic of Central America
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| - República Federal de Centroamérica
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| - Federal presidential republic
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| - Coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg
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| - Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Chiapas
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| - Initially inhabited by Mayan Indians in the pre-Columbian era, modern-day Central America was discovered by Spain in the 16th century, who rapidly conquered the lands formerly inhabited by the Mayans. Central America was under control of the Spanish Empire as the Viceroyalty of New Spain until 1821, when Mexico won its eleven-year war of independence against Spain. In July 1823, the five states of Central America declared their independence from the Mexican Empire, though only in August of 1824 did Agustin I finally recognize their sovereignty. In the following decades, the republic admitted two new states (Los Altos in 1838 and Soconusco in 1841), narrowly avoided all-out civil war, and, in order to prevent any one state from gaining too much power by claiming the national capital, San Salvador was separated into a new federal district in 1842. In 1904, the nation's Ministerio de Ingeniería (Ministry of Engineering) began construction of the Nicaragua Canal, and finally completed it in 1914. Initial profits from the canal (despite competition from the Panama Canal) gave a boost to the Central American economy for decades, allowing it to escape the Great Depression relatively unscathed. Even to this day, the canal provides nearly 1/6 of the nation's annual revenue. With the exception of the nine-year First (1894-1905) and two-year Second (1971-1973) Guatemala Uprisings, Central America has enjoyed relative internal stability since the late 19th century, with a prosperous economy and recent adoption of clean, renewable-energy power for its cities.
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