English settlement in Nicaragua
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Settlement of English people along the Caribbean Coast, or
Caribbean coast
The first English settlers of the Miskito Coast arrived in 1633, exchanging products through primitive trade with the
Communal production, typical of the area and strengthened by new settlers, was based on the appointment of a Miskito King. The first such King,
British withdrawal
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In 1860 Britain and the United States signed a treaty following the development of international negotiations between the two countries. As a result, from 1894 the UK gradually ceded its territories in the region and in 1905 handed the territory to US companies. The latter occupation lasted until 1930.[1]
After British withdrawal, the Miskito coast remained an autonomous region of Nicaragua for 44 years. It maintained its own laws and regulations until 1894, when the region was integrated into Nicaragua by President José Santos Zelaya. This developed monopolies for mestizos in the area and for US interests, and the name of the region was changed to the Department of Zelaya.[citation needed]
The government encouraged massive immigration of Nicaraguan mestizos, especially those engaged in military and commercial affairs, and entrepreneurs. Immigrants and Nicaraguan government officials evicted the indigenous
The most important result was the prohibition of education in
In 1987 the Miskito Coast achieved autonomy from Nicaragua. In order to maintain the country's territorial integrity, the government divided the territory into two autonomous regions now known as the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, but internal conflicts remain.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Breve Reseña Histórica" [Brief History]. Asociación Indígena para la Integración y Desarrollo de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Atlántica (in Spanish). n.d. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.