Spanish Conquest of Nicaragua
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Were a series of military campaigns waged by Spain to gradually conquer modern-day Nicaragua.
Chronology
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January 1544: Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Castañeda founded Nueva Segovia in north-central Nicaragua.
January 1604: In 1603, Spanish conquistador Diego de Ospina led the colonization of the region of Segovia, which is now part of modern-day Colombia. The indigenous settlements in the area were brought under Spanish control, marking the beginning of Spanish influence in the region.
March 1524: In 1524, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés advanced to Tezoatega (now El Viejo, Chinandega - Nicaragua).
March 1523: In 1523, Spanish explorer Gil González de Ávila, under the command of Hernán Cortés, sailed to the Gulf of Fonseca. He made landfall on an island on March 5, naming the Gulf in honor of Spanish bishop Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca.
February 1523: On 27 February 1523, Niño put to shore at El Realejo, where Captain Antón Mayor formally took possession of the territory in the name of the Spanish crown, the first Spanish act in the territory of what is now Nicaragua.
November 1524: In 1524, Spanish conquistador Francisco Hernández de Córdoba founded the colonial towns of León and Granada in present-day Nicaragua.
