Person

William Walker

1824–1860 · 19th century

William Walker was an American filibuster from Tennessee. In 1853 he raided Baja California and proclaimed a short-lived Republic of Lower California. Invited into Nicaragua's civil war by the liberals of León, he made himself president in 1856 and restored slavery, until a Central American coalition led by Costa Rica drove him out in 1857. He was executed in Honduras in 1860.

Mentioned in 4 profiles

Federal Republic of Central AmericaImpactRepublic of NicaraguaMilitary, SummaryRepublic of HondurasMilitaryRepublic of GuatemalaMilitary

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Republic of NicaraguaRepublic of Costa RicaRepublic of Lower California

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