Nueva Segovia Department
Department of Nicaragua
Nueva Segovia
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Country | Nicaragua |
Capital | Ocotal |
Area
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• Department | 3,491 km 2 (1,348 sq mi) |
Population
(2021 estimate)
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• Department | 275,291 |
• Density | 79/km 2 (200/sq mi) |
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Urban
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131,619 |
ISO 3166-2 | NI-NS |
Nueva Segovia ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnweβa seˈɣoβja] ) is a department in Nicaragua . It covers an area of 3,491 km 2 and has a population of 275,291 (2021 estimate). The capital is Ocotal .
History of Las Segovias
Las Segovias is a region encompassed by the five departments of northern Nicaragua: Estelí , Jinotega , Madriz , Matagalpa , and Nueva Segovia. The natural boundaries, are bordered on the north by the mountains around Dipilto , Jalapa and Mozonte , which extend to the Coco River . On the southern border, the area is bounded by the mountains around the towns of La Trinidad and San Nicolás , which sweep downward to the valleys between Sébaco and El Sauce . Towards the east the river valleys bordering La Concordia , Jinotega , San Sebastián de Yalí and Wiwilí de Jinotega form the demarcations of the natural boundary.
Finally, on the west the boundary extends from the slope of a mountainous triangle which extends to the coastal plain adjacent to the Pacific Ocean encompassing Estelí , San José de Cusmapa , and San Juan de Limay . [2]
In pre-Columbian times the region was inhabited by Native American people known as Mayangnas and Matagalpas . Later arrivals include the Nahua from Mexico and the Chorotega peoples from Cholula . [2] One of the first regions of Nicaragua to be colonized by the Spaniards , the conquistadors established the city of Vieja and later Antigua , to implement the Corregimiento system over the indigenous inhabitants. The corregidor served as a type of mayor to administrate a district, exploiting the local populations to mine gold and other minerals for Spain. [3] The Spanish period decimated the indigenous population reducing its numbers from estimates of 75,000 people to 4,500 at the end of their occupation. [4]
After gaining its independence, Nicaragua drafted the Constitution of 1858, which established seven departments: Chinandega, Chontales, Granada, León, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, and Rivas. [3] The Department of Jinotega was created from Matagalpa in 1892. Simultaneously, the Estelí Department was created from Nueva Segovia. [4] Nueva Segovia was further divided in 1936 with the creation of the Madriz Department. [5]
In 1926, during the United States occupation of Nicaragua Las Segovias became the center of the guerrilla warfare led by Augusto César Sandino , who established a network of espionage agents and collaborators from the local population. [3] [4] In 1933, during the negotiations for peace in the region, Sandino asked newly elected president Juan Bautista Sacasa to create a large autonomous department covering the area of Las Segovias . Sandino's plan would have allowed him to administer the department and manage the civilian and military authorities. The government rejected the plan, giving the rebels only a small colony on the banks of the Coco River, where the former troops were allowed to farm. [4]
Municipalities
References
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Nicaragua
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Álvarez, María Dolores (31 March 2007).
"Etnografía de la Región de Las Segovias, Nicaragua"
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Antropología Nicaragüense
(in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua. Archived from
the original
on 9 August 2016
. Retrieved
12 September
2017
. Self-published but with citations to source materials. Publisher is a professor of anthropology and ethnography at the
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
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: CS1 maint: postscript ( link ) - 1 2 3 Rondón, Aurora (23 February 2014). "Las Segovias, escenario combativo de Sandino" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: La Voz del Sandinismo. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017 . Retrieved 12 September 2017 .
- 1 2 3 4 Dospital, Michelle (1996). "4. El proyecto regional de Las Segovias". Siempre más allá—el Movimiento Sandinista en Nicaragua, 1927-1934 (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Centro Frances de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericano. pp. 141–195. ISBN 978-8-492-18630-3 . Archived from the original on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Joseph, Gilbert Michael; LeGrand, Catherine; Salvatore, Ricardo Donato (1998). Close Encounters of Empire: Writing the Cultural History of U.S.-Latin American Relations . Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press . p. 252. ISBN 0-8223-2099-1 .
External links
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