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88:, its Hereditary Chief, on 12 February 1894, only to be forced out in July by British and American intervention. After British forces withdrew, a riot broke out in the town of Bluefields, leading to a second Nicaraguan invasion. In August, 11 British subjects and 2 American subjects were arrested for involvement in the riot and sent to Managua for trial. The Nicaraguan troops remained and began the process of political reincorportion of the Mosquito territory. 67:
The reserve nevertheless continued to be governed by an elected chief, aided by an administrative council, which met in Bluefields; and the Miskito denied that the suzerainty of Nicaragua connoted any right of interference with their internal affairs. The question was referred for arbitration to the
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When Nicaragua refused to pay Britain an indemnity for the annexation of the Mosquito Reserve, the British responded by occupying the Nicaraguan Pacific port of Corinto on 27 April 1895. Eventually the British left after being paid indemnities by the Nicaraguan government.
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After enjoying almost complete autonomy for fourteen years, on 20 November 1894 the Mosquito Reserve formally became incorporated into that of the republic of Nicaragua by Nicaraguan president
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to Greytown but granted autonomy to the Miskito in the more limited Mosquito Reserve (the area described above). King
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In early 1894, Nicaragua invaded the Mosquito Reserve, occupying Bluefields and deposing
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of £1000 until 1870. On his death in 1865, Nicaragua refused to recognize his successor,
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The United States and Zelaya: a study in the diplomacy of expediency
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accepted this change on condition that he should retain his local
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The Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Dispute: A Victory for Whom?
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On 28 January 1860, Britain and Nicaragua concluded the
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Index

Mosquito Coast
Corinto
treaty of Managua
suzerainty
Cabo Gracias a Dios
George Augustus Fredric II
authority
subvention
William Henry Clarence
emperor of Austria
self-government
Prince Robert Henry Clarence
José Santos Zelaya
department of Zelaya
"The Spokesman-Review"
US Expansionism: The Imperialist Urge in the 1890s
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN
9780299058531
The Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Dispute: A Victory for Whom?
ISBN
9781365833847
Categories
Miskito
19th century in Nicaragua
1895 in the United Kingdom
Nicaragua–United Kingdom relations

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