United Provinces Of Central America 1823-38by: Will Siegal

Federal Republic of Central America

● in existent from 1823-1838● comprised of modern day Guatemala,

El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, others

● Capitals included Guatemala City and San Salvador

Independence● led by Francisco Morazán, countries claimed

independence from Spain and Mexico● Independence from Spain: Sep. 15, 1821● Independence from Mexico: July 1, 1823● Republican Government set up, voting rights

to rich, no slavery, Catholic Church at head

Dissolution ● conflict between liberals and conservatives

o Liberal: church and state seperate, state supremacyo Conservative: limited voting rights, strong Church

and central government ● civil wars broke out ● countries began to secede and claim

sovereignty ● formally disbanded May 3, 1838

Sources● Herring, Hubert. A History of Latin America From the

Beginnings to the Present. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962.

● Foster, Lynn V. A Brief History of Central America. New York: Checkmark Books, 2007.

● "The Central American Nation Doomed to Fail." About Education. About.com, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/historyofcentralamerica