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Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit the coast of Central America.
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Gil Gonzalez de Avila established early settlements in Nicaragua.
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Rubén Darío was a diplomat and taught himself French only by reading it.
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César Augusto Sandino was a national hero. He formed a small army to fend off American soldiers that were stationed in Nicaragua to stop fighting.
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Anastasio Somoza García was a powerful dictator who improved the economy in Nicaragua severely.
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Ernesto Cardenal was a Catholic priest who was an influential figure during a revolution.
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Pedro Joaquin Chamorro was a powerful leader in a war with the Somozas
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Gioconda Belli was a poet who smuggled money and weapons for the underground Sandinista movement. When the Sandinistas came to power, Belli held important positions in the party.
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Denis Martinez was the first athlete of Latin America to win up to 245 games of Major League Baseball.
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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was the first woman to become president in a Central American country.
