Legitimist Party (Nicaragua)

The Legitimist Party (Spanish: Partido Legitimista, PL) was a conservative Nicaraguan political party, the first in its country. The power base of the Legitimist Party was in Granada. The Legitimists were opposed to the Democrats.[1][2] After several years of civil war between the Legitimists and the Democrats, a provisional government was established in June 1857 which had as its joint leaders the legitimist Tomás Martínez and the democrat Máximo Jerez.

Legitimist Party
Legitimista
Historical leadersJosé Chamorro Argüello,
José Núñez,
Pablo Buitrago y Benavente,
Norberto Ramírez,
Fruto Chamorro
Founded15 September 1823 (1823-09-15)
Dissolved30 April 1854 (1854-04-30)
Succeeded byConservative Party
HeadquartersManagua
IdeologyConservatism (Nicaraguan)
Political positionCentre-right
Colors  Blue

The Nicaraguan Conservative Party defines itself as a continuation of the Legitimist Party and traces its history back to PLs foundation in 1823.

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  1. ^ Martelle, Scott (November 6, 2018). William Walker's Wars: How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613737323 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Goodman, Louis W.; Leogrande, William M.; Forman, Johanna Mendelson; Sharpe, Ken (June 18, 2019). Political Parties And Democracy In Central America. Routledge. ISBN 9781000307252 – via Google Books.

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