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The dictatorships of Haiti have made those kinds of movements very difficult to spring out and thrive.

The dictatorships of Haiti have made those kinds of movements very difficult to spring out and thrive.

But today we're going to be focusing on the anarchist histories in the rest of the smaller states of Central America and the Caribbean. So we'll be covering the sparks of anarchism in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

But today we're going to be focusing on the anarchist histories in the rest of the smaller states of Central America and the Caribbean. So we'll be covering the sparks of anarchism in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

But today we're going to be focusing on the anarchist histories in the rest of the smaller states of Central America and the Caribbean. So we'll be covering the sparks of anarchism in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

And as with previous episodes, this is all possible thanks to Angel Capaletti's exhaustive work titled Anarchism in Latin America. But let me set the scene first and foremost across the lush rainforests and turquoise seas of Central America.

And as with previous episodes, this is all possible thanks to Angel Capaletti's exhaustive work titled Anarchism in Latin America. But let me set the scene first and foremost across the lush rainforests and turquoise seas of Central America.

And as with previous episodes, this is all possible thanks to Angel Capaletti's exhaustive work titled Anarchism in Latin America. But let me set the scene first and foremost across the lush rainforests and turquoise seas of Central America.

Historically, there were several indigenous peoples that have called it home, and that home was violated in the early 16th century as Spanish conquistadors carved bloody paths through the region, replacing the once vibrant pre-colonial societies with the feudal-like arrangements of the encomienda system, which forced indigenous peoples into labor under Spanish landowners.

Historically, there were several indigenous peoples that have called it home, and that home was violated in the early 16th century as Spanish conquistadors carved bloody paths through the region, replacing the once vibrant pre-colonial societies with the feudal-like arrangements of the encomienda system, which forced indigenous peoples into labor under Spanish landowners.

Historically, there were several indigenous peoples that have called it home, and that home was violated in the early 16th century as Spanish conquistadors carved bloody paths through the region, replacing the once vibrant pre-colonial societies with the feudal-like arrangements of the encomienda system, which forced indigenous peoples into labor under Spanish landowners.

The colonial era saw the rise of vast plantations for cash crops like cocoa, indigo, and later coffee, enriching a small elite while indigenous and Afro-descending populations endured brutal oppression over the centuries. Fast forward to the early 19th century and the wave of independence sweeping across Latin America reached Central America.

The colonial era saw the rise of vast plantations for cash crops like cocoa, indigo, and later coffee, enriching a small elite while indigenous and Afro-descending populations endured brutal oppression over the centuries. Fast forward to the early 19th century and the wave of independence sweeping across Latin America reached Central America.

The colonial era saw the rise of vast plantations for cash crops like cocoa, indigo, and later coffee, enriching a small elite while indigenous and Afro-descending populations endured brutal oppression over the centuries. Fast forward to the early 19th century and the wave of independence sweeping across Latin America reached Central America.

In 1821, the region officially threw off Spanish rule, and in 1823, Central America gained its independence from the Mexican Empire. For a fleeting moment, from 1823 to 1839, Central America united as the Federal Republic of Central America, modeled after the U.S. Constitution and encompassing modern-day Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

In 1821, the region officially threw off Spanish rule, and in 1823, Central America gained its independence from the Mexican Empire. For a fleeting moment, from 1823 to 1839, Central America united as the Federal Republic of Central America, modeled after the U.S. Constitution and encompassing modern-day Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

In 1821, the region officially threw off Spanish rule, and in 1823, Central America gained its independence from the Mexican Empire. For a fleeting moment, from 1823 to 1839, Central America united as the Federal Republic of Central America, modeled after the U.S. Constitution and encompassing modern-day Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

By 1838, the cracks in the Federation were becoming too large to ignore. I mean, for most of its existence, the capital of the country alternated between Guatemala City and San Salvador, so they couldn't even decide on that. Liberals and conservatives were also split on the economy, centralization versus decentralization, and the role of the Catholic Church.

By 1838, the cracks in the Federation were becoming too large to ignore. I mean, for most of its existence, the capital of the country alternated between Guatemala City and San Salvador, so they couldn't even decide on that. Liberals and conservatives were also split on the economy, centralization versus decentralization, and the role of the Catholic Church.

By 1838, the cracks in the Federation were becoming too large to ignore. I mean, for most of its existence, the capital of the country alternated between Guatemala City and San Salvador, so they couldn't even decide on that. Liberals and conservatives were also split on the economy, centralization versus decentralization, and the role of the Catholic Church.