Some slides to illustrate the context and part of the history of Granada

1. Te
Promoting Local Culture in the Global Village

2. Technology helps us to move in space and
time

4. Locations

5. Locations

6. San Juan River
Lake Nicaragua
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• Greytown
El Realejo Port •
Granada
León
Bluefield

7. Near Managua Lake

8. Indians from the East coast of Nicaragua

10. Pirate Ship

11. New leaders were Spanish-descent

12. Nicaragua lost Nicoya to CR
Nicaragua lost Nicoya to CR

13. Frequent wars to gain political
power in Central America

14. Map of Nicaragua
New map of Nicaragua showing possible routes of canal

15. They never got along. They wanted to
gain personal benefits in Nicaragua
 William Walker  Cornelius Vanderbilt

16. Walker & Ponciano Corral in Granada

17. Walker orders to kill local allies

18. San Jacinto battle against William Walker

19. Likely canal route in the 19th century

20. Sign of progress in peacetime

21. Presidents from Granada
 Presidents:
 Manuel Antonio de
la Cerda
 Cleto Ordoñez
 Fruto Chamorro
 José María Estrada
 Fernando Guzmán
 Pedro Joaquin
Alfaro
 Vicente Cuadra
 Diego Manuel
Chamorro
 Lorenzo Guerrero

23. US Marines in Nicaragua, 1930

25. They ruled the country for 43 years
 Anastasio Somoza
García, father
 Anastasio Somoza
Debayle, son

26. Sandinista leader in the 80s

27. Two main historic buildings
 Casa de los Tres
Mundos
Iglesia y Convento
San Francisco

28. Recent photo of Steve Owen

29. Delhi, India

30. Q&A Session
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