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| Country | Nicaragua |
| Autonomous Region | Autonomous Region of the Southern Atlantic |
| Municipality | Bluefields |
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| - Mayor | Luis Gutiérrez Gálvez |
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| - Total | 45,547 (2,005) |
Bluefields is the capital of the municipality of the same name, and of R.A.A.S in Nicaragua. Nicaragua is a unitary Republic. For administrative purposes it is divided into 15 departments ( departamentos) and two self-governing regions Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur ( Spanish for "Autonomous Region of the Southern Atlantic" sometimes shortened to RAAS is one of two Autonomous regions |||} The departments of Nicaragua are dividied into municipalities ( municipios) Acoyapa Ahuaya A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur ( Spanish for "Autonomous Region of the Southern Atlantic" sometimes shortened to RAAS is one of two Autonomous regions Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America It was also capital of the now extinct Zelaya department which was divided into North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions. Zelaya is a former department in Nicaragua. The capital was Bluefields. In the Terminology of Political geography and Historiography a National department (département departamento is an administrative It is located on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Escondido River.
Bluefields was named after the Dutch pirate Abraham Blauvelt who hid in the bay's waters in the early 17th century. Abraham Blauvelt (16??-1663? was a Dutch privateer and explorer mapping much of Central America in the 1630s after whom both the Bluefield River and the neighboring [1] It has a population of 45,547 (2005)[2] and its inhabitants are mostly Mestizo, Miskito, Creole, along with smaller communities of Garifuna, Chinese, Sumu, and Ramas. Mestizo is a Spanish term that was coined during the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry in Latin The Miskitos are a group of Native Americans in Central America. For the languages see Creole language. For other meanings see Creole (disambiguation. The Garinagu (singular Garifuna) are an ethnic group of mixed ancestry who live primarily in Central America. Chinese Nicaraguans ( Simplified Chinese: 尼加拉瓜华人 Pinyin: ní jiā lā guā huá rén Spanish: Chino Nicaragüense) are The Sumo (also known as Sumu or Mayangna) are a people that live on the eastern coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras, an area commonly known as the The Rama are an indigenous people of Nicaragua. The 900 ethnic Rama live within a thirty mile radius of the Rama Cay island on the Caribbean Bluefields is Nicaragua's chief Caribbean port, hence hardwood, seafood, shrimp and lobster, are exported. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The term hardwood is used to describe Wood from broad-leaved angiosperm Trees mostly Deciduous, but not necessarily in the case of tropical Seafood is any Sea Animal or Seaweed that is served as Food, or is suitable for eating particularly saltwater animals such True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh Clawed lobsters compose a family ( Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine Crustaceans Lobsters are economically important as Bluefields was a rendezvous for English and Dutch buccaneers in the 16th and 17th century and became capital of the British protectorate over the Mosquito Coast in 1678. This article refers to the type of pirate For other uses see Buccaneer (disambiguation The buccaneers were Pirates who attacked As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect The Caribbean Mosquito Coast (or Miskito Coast) historically consisted of an area along the Atlantic coast of present-day Nicaragua, named after its native During United States interventions (1912-15, 1926-33) in Nicaragua, Marines were stationed there. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In 1984, the United States mined the harbor (along with those of Corinto and Puerto Sandino). A land mine is an Explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the Proximity of a vehicle person Corinto is a town of 17000 (1995 population on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the department of Chinandega. Puerto Sandino is a coastal town in western Nicaragua. It is located at around. Bluefields was destroyed by Hurricane Joan in 1988 but was rebuilt. Hurricane Joan was a powerful hurricane that caused death and destruction in over a dozen countries in the Caribbean and Central America.
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History
Generally, it is accepted that the origin of the city of Bluefields is connected with the presence on the Nicaraguan Caribbean coast of European pirates, subjects of powers at the time hostile to Spain. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. These pirates used the Escondido River to rest, to repair damages and to be provisioned. By then, the territory of the present municipality was populated by the native towns of Kukra and Branch. In 1602 one of these soldiers of fortune chose the bay of Bluefields as his center of operations due to its tactical advantages, a Dutchman named Blauveldt or Bleeveldt, and from him originates the name of the municipality.
Consensus exists that the black Africans first appeared in the Caribbean coast in 1641, when a Portuguese ship that transported slaves wrecked in the Miskito Cays. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another From the original settlement the bay began to be populated; the British subjects burst in 1633 and from 1666they were already organized into colonies, and by 1705 there were authorities established. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. In 1730 the colony of Bluefields came to depend on the British government of Jamaica. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. For this, the alliance of the English Miskito ethnic group was decisive, and the British provided them with armaments that allowed them to subdue to the other ethnic groups of the Caribbean coast, the Sumu and Rama.
In 1740 the Miskitos yielded to England the sovereignty on the territory, and for 1744 the transfer of English colonists was organized from Jamaica toward the Mosquito Coast; they brought along with them black slaves. The Miskitos are a group of Native Americans in Central America. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself The Caribbean Mosquito Coast (or Miskito Coast) historically consisted of an area along the Atlantic coast of present-day Nicaragua, named after its native French citizens were also installed. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The area was a British Protectorate until 1796, when England recognized the sovereignty of Spain on the Mosquito Coast; the English subjects also abandoned the islands, but the Spaniards did not take firm positions in them. In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect
The Moravian Church was installed in 1847, and in 1860 the Miskito Reserve was created in the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, by an agreement between the British and American governments in which Nicaragua as a country did not have part, and the English crown intervened again putting it under its protection. This page is about the Moravian Church globally For information about the church in a particular geographic area use the links at Organisation below The Miskitos are a group of Native Americans in Central America. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The city of Bluefields was declared capital of that Reserve.
On the other hand, slaves originating in Jamaica that sought freedom on the Nicaraguan coast continued arriving during the greater part of the 19th century. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea.
The plan of 'Europeanization' of the natives was completed by the 1880s, when English and Americans expanded the production of banana and wood, creating an enclave economy; by the sum of these factors for 1880 Bluefields was already a city of cosmopolitan character, with an intense commercial activity. An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified
Economic growth also brought a marked process of social differentiation, by which the races and ethnic groups were distributed spatially and in terms of work: in the dome the white population represented the interests of the foreign businesses; the mulattoes worked as artisans and in working class occupations; the blacks had their niche in physical work, and the native population were employed as servants and for other smaller works. Economic growth is the increase in the amount of the goods and services produced by an economy over time An artisan, also called a Craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative including furniture clothing In 1894 the government of Nicaragua incorporated the Miskito Reserve into the national territory, extinguishing the Miskito monarchy , and on October 11, 1903 Bluefields was proclaimed capital of the Department of Zelaya. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or
Municipalities
The city is located beside the Bay of its same name Bluefields; it is integrated by 17 neighborhoods including the Port of El Bluff, located on the peninsula of its same name El Bluff. El Bluff is a port city on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua within the bay of Bluefields. This peninsula has become a true island that closes the Bay of Bluefields on the east side little by little. El Bluff has an extension of 1. 29 km² and it is about 8 km from Bluefields.
The municipal jurisdiction of Bluefields has several municipal headquarters and rural communities that are:
Urban Level: Santa Rosa, Central, San Mateo, Point Teen, Fátima, Tres Cruces, Ricardo Morales, Old Bank, San Pedro, Teodoro Martínez, 19 de Julio, Pancasán, Cotton Tree (AKA Punta Fria), New York, Beholden, El Canal, Loma Fresca,
Rural Level: Cuenca Río Escondido, Cuenca Río Maíz, San Nicolás, La Fonseca, Rama Cay, San Luís, Caño Frijol, Tarsuani, Long Beach, Dalzuno, Cuenca Río Indio, Río Maíz, Guana Creek, Nueva Chontales, Neysi Ríos, La Palma, Sub-Cuenta Mahagony, Krisinbila, Sub-Cuenca Caño Negro, Río Kama, El Bluff, Las Mercedes, Monkey Point, El Corozo, Cuenca Punta Gorda, Caño Dalzuno, Hallouver, Villa Hermosa, San Ramón, Río Cama (El Cilicio), San Brown, La Virgen, San Mariano, La Pichinga, Musulaine, Caño Blanco, Aurora (San Francisco), Kukra River (Delirio), Barra Punta Gorda, Kukra River
References
- ^ Leonardi, Richard (2001). Nicaragua Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides, 248. ISBN 1903471141.
- ^ "VIII Censo de Población y IV de Vivienda". Retrieved on 2007-09-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the (Spanish)
External links
- Paradise Zone Bluefields Evolution
- Bluefields Sound System
- "Catch of the day: Cocaine" -(article on Bluefields's cocaine-driven economy)
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