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  2. History of Central America - Wikipedia

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    20th century political map of Central America. Central America is commonly said to include Guatemala, ... Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History, 1520 ...

  3. Central America - Wikipedia

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    Central America map of indigenous people before European contact Central American women. This region of the continent is very rich in terms of ethnic groups. The majority of the population is mestizo, with sizable Mayan and African descendent populations present, along with numerous other indigenous groups such as the Miskito people. The ...

  4. Federal Republic of Central America - Wikipedia

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    In 1824, Central America had a population of 1,287,491. [36] [198] By 1836, it had an estimated population of 1,900,000; [196] the estimate, by federal administrator Juan Galindo, "largely over-estimated" the number of whites and excluded Honduras' indigenous population. [215] Central America was the most densely-populated country in the ...

  5. History of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Non-Native American nations' claims over North America, 1750–1999 Political evolution of Central America and the Caribbean since 1700 European nations' control over South America, 1700 to present Around 1000, the Vikings established a short-lived settlement in Newfoundland , now known as L'Anse aux Meadows .

  6. Americas - Wikipedia

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    1990s CIA political map of the Americas in Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection. ... Panama City on the Pacific coast of Central America, founded on August 15, ...

  7. Central America under Mexican rule - Wikipedia

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    On 1 July 1823, the Central American congress declared independence from Mexico and established the United Provinces of Central America, later known as the Federal Republic of Central America, which existed until its dissolution in 1841 after the First and Second Central American Civil Wars.

  8. Portal:Central America - Wikipedia

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    20th century political map of Central America (from History of Central America) Image 16 The emblem glyph of Tikal (Mutal) (from Mesoamerica ) Image 17 Central America until 1860, showing the Kingdom of Mosquitia .

  9. European colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Map of territorial claims in North America by 1750, ... (excluding Central America). ... Founded in 1496, the city is the oldest continuously inhabited European ...