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Christopher Columbus is the first European to get to and visit the coast of Central America in 1502.
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William Walker was involved with the civil war and got control of Nicaragua. He declared himself president and made slavery aloud.
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Rubén Darío was well know because he was a very smart child, he taught himself French and he learned it from only reading it. He is known now as a famous poet .
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Sandino led a small group of Nicaraguans against U.S. forces who were in the country.
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Anastasio Somoza García Was the dictator of Nicaragua until he was assassined in 1956.
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Ernesto Cardenal is a very famous poet.
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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was the first female president in Nicaragua and any Central America country.
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General Anastasio Somoza had made it so Sandino would be killed.
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Gioconda Belli was born in Nicaragua and is a famous writer and political activist.
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Denis Martinez Is a famous major baseball league player and is the first person from Nicaragua to join the Major League Baseball team.