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Independence Day: A national holiday held on September 15 to celebrate Act of Independence of Central America from Spain in 1821. September 30 Fiesta de San Jerónimo Catholics of the cities of Masaya and Bluefields celebrate Saint Jerome. October 12 Indigenous Resistance Day Formerly Columbus Day; Highlights the struggle of native peoples ...
The 15 September council meeting at which independence was finally declared was chaired by Gabino Gaínza, [6] and the text of the Act itself was written by Honduran intellectual and politician José Cecilio del Valle [7] and signed by representatives of the various Central American provinces, including José Matías Delgado, José Lorenzo de ...
The Spanish constitution of 1812 granted more independence to local administrations, and Garcia Perez was appointed as the intendente of Nicaragua. Map of Central America (1860s), pictured is Nicaragua along with the Guanacaste Province which then belonged to Nicaragua but was incorporated with present-day Costa Rica in 1825.
Nicaragua: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spain: Act of Independence of Central America. [citation needed] Niger: Independence Day: 3 August: 1960 France: Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July. [16] Nigeria: Independence Day: 1 October: 1960 United Kingdom North Macedonia: Republic Day: 2 August 1903 Ottoman Empire
The 30-day period also includes many dates of importance in the Hispanic community: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua celebrate their anniversary of independence on September 15; Mexico commemorates its independence on September 16; Chile commemorates its independence on September 18; and the celebration Columbus Day ...
In 1821 a congress of Central American Criollos in Guatemala City composed the Act of Independence of Central America to declare the region's independence from Spain, effective on 15 September of that year. [3] That date is still marked as independence day by most Central American nations.
Earliest day on which Respect for the Aged Day can fall, while September 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in September. (Japan) Engineer's Day (India) Independence Day, celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America from Spain in 1821 of Guatemala (a Patriotic Day), El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica ...
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