León ( Spanish León or Spanish Santiago de los Caballeros de León ) is the second largest city in Nicaragua , after the capital Managua , the administrative center of the Leon department. In 2005, the population reached 145 thousand inhabitants.
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| A country |  Nicaragua | ||||
| The Department | Leon | ||||
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| Based | 1524 | ||||
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| Center height | 86 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 | ||||
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| Population | 145,000 people ( 2005 ) | ||||
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History
- The city was founded in 1524
- In 1609 destroyed by an earthquake
- It was rebuilt in 1610, 32 km from the old place, which is now called Leon Viejo .
In 1812, the university was founded (hereinafter - the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in Leon) [1] .
In 1839 , Leon became the capital of Nicaragua, but in 1858 the capital was moved to Managua. Nevertheless, until the end of the XIX century the city remained one of the main political centers of the country, and subsequently retained the importance of a trade and economic center [2] . In 1883, a railway was laid through the city.
- 1950 Leon has 31 thousand people.
- 1970 In Leon, 53 thousand people live.
- President Anastasio Somosa Garcia was mortally wounded in Leon on September 21, 1956 . The shooter was the young poet Rigoberto Lopez Perez .
In the 1970s, two of the country's eight newspapers were published in Leon - the newspaper Centroamericano (El Centroamericano) and Universal (El Universal) [1] .
- On August 25, 1981, by order of the country's governing Council, the city was awarded the honorary title “Hero City” , and, given that the revolutionary government began its activity here in the first liberated city on July 17, 1979 , the city was also awarded the title “First Capital of Nicaragua”.
Economics
- textile factory [1] [2]
- leather and shoe industry enterprises [2]
- metalworking enterprises (production of agricultural tools and other metal products) [2]
Attractions
- Monument to Ruben Dario
- The Cathedral or the Royal Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( Spanish: Real Basilica Catedral de la Asuncion de la Bienaventurada Virgen Maria ), recognized in 2011 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Not far from the city is the volcano Cerro Negro .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Nicaragua // Great Soviet Encyclopedia. / ed. A.M. Prokhorova. 3rd ed. T.17. M., "Soviet Encyclopedia", 1974. p. 604-608
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Nicaragua // Great Russian Encyclopedia / redkoll., Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov. volume 22. M., scientific publishing house "Big Russian Encyclopedia", 2013. pp. 699-710