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Walker affair
The Walker affair was an episode in Nicaraguan history when an American named William Walker briefly invaded Nicaragua in 1855 with a small army and seized control of the newly independent country the following year.
== Background ==
Nicaragua’s independence from Spain, Mexico and then from the United Provinces of Central America in 1838 did not free it from foreign interference.
The 1840s Gold Rush created interest in the United States in finding a quicker route between the American east and west coasts. However, Great Britain had long been present on the coast of Nicaragua, which created tension between the two countries. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was signed in 1850, in which both sides "agreed that neither would claim exclusive power over a future canal in Central America nor gain exclusive control over any part of the region." Many Nicaraguans originally welcomed this treaty because of the potential financial benefits a canal.
After Nicaraguan independence came a continuous conflict over power by the Nicarauguan cities of León and Granada, and their political parties (León housed the liberal and Granada the conservatives).
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