United Provinces of Central America

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The United Provinces of Central America was a short-lived early 19th-century federation of several Central American states that emerged after independence from Spanish colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former federal republic
historical state
political federation
alsoKnownAs Provincias Unidas del Centro de América
United Provinces of Central America and Mexico
capital Guatemala City
continent North America
country Central America
currency Spanish real
dissolvedToForm Federal Republic of Central America
endTime 1824
establishedFrom Spanish Empire
executiveBranch federal executive
flagUsed blue-white-blue horizontal triband
followedBy Federal Republic of Central America
governmentForm federal republic
hadBorderWith Gran Colombia
Mexico
historicalEra 19th century
postcolonial period
independenceFrom Spain
inspiredBy Argentine flag
judicialBranch federal judiciary
legislativeBody federal congress
locatedInTimeZone UTC−06:00
memberState Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
officialLanguage Spanish
originatedFrom Act of Independence of Central America
partOf Central American independence movement
history of Central America
politicalStatus sovereign state
precededBy Captaincy General of Guatemala
reasonForDissolution political instability
regional conflicts
tensions between liberals and conservatives
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime 1823
successorState Republic of Costa Rica
linked to: Costa Rica

Republic of El Salvador
linked to: El Salvador

Republic of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala

Republic of Honduras
linked to: Honduras

Republic of Nicaragua
linked to: Nicaragua

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Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata followedBy United Provinces of Central America
Viceroyalty of New Spain successor Central American United Provinces
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Central American independence movement followedBy Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
United Provinces of Central America followedBy Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
United Provinces of Central America dissolvedToForm Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
United Provinces of Central America alsoKnownAs Provincias Unidas del Centro de América
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
United Provinces of Central America alsoKnownAs United Provinces of Central America and Mexico
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Guatemala Captaincy General successor Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Act of Independence of Central America followedBy Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Act of Independence of Central America relatedTo Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol historicalContext Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Flag of Honduras symbolizes former Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
José Francisco Morazán Quezada headOfGovernment Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
José Cecilio del Valle country Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Manuel José Arce countryOfCitizenship Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America
Dionisio de Herrera countryOfCitizenship Federal Republic of Central America
linked to: United Provinces of Central America