Democratic Party (Nicaragua)
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The Democratic Party was a Nicaraguan political party in the 19th century. The power base of the liberal Democratic Party was in the city of León
. The Democrats were opposed to the Legitimists
who expelled the Democrats from the constitutional assembly in 1853, driving them underground or into exile, and promulgated a constitution of 1854.
The Democrats rejected the constitution and the Legitimist
government and fought against it with the help of filibuster William Walker.
The liberal parties in Nicaragua have their roots in the historical Democratic Party.
León, Nicaragua
León is a department in northwestern Nicaragua . It is also the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic Spanish colonial homes and churches...
. The Democrats were opposed to the Legitimists
Legitimist Party (Nicaragua)
The Legitimist Party was a conservative Nicaraguan political party in the 19th century. The power base of the Legitimist Party was in the city of Granada. The Legitimists were opposed to the Democrats...
who expelled the Democrats from the constitutional assembly in 1853, driving them underground or into exile, and promulgated a constitution of 1854.
The Democrats rejected the constitution and the Legitimist
Legitimist Party (Nicaragua)
The Legitimist Party was a conservative Nicaraguan political party in the 19th century. The power base of the Legitimist Party was in the city of Granada. The Legitimists were opposed to the Democrats...
government and fought against it with the help of filibuster William Walker.
The liberal parties in Nicaragua have their roots in the historical Democratic Party.
Sources
- http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/FieldCourses00/PapersCostaRicaArticles/CostaRicain1856.Defeating.html
- http://www.rutahsa.com/nica-05.html
- http://experts.about.com/e/l/le/Legitimists.htm