George Washington

male, deceased (1946)
inventor, World War I, Belgian American, centralamerica, belgian, emigrant
George Constant Louis Washington (May 1871 - March 29, 1946) was an American inventor and businessman of Anglo-Belgian origin. He is best...

Lempira

deceased (1537)
centralamerica, spanish, Lenca language, Meritos y Servicios Rodrigo Ruiz, Nueva España, Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos, arquebus
Lempira (d. 1537) was a war captain of the Lencas of western Honduras in Central America during the 1530s, when he led resistance to Francisco de...
Otto Reich

Otto Reich

male, 64 years old
American, castro, Cuban-American, diplomat, Operation Condor, president…centralamerica
The Bush administration's decision to nominate Otto Reich as assistant secretary of state for hemisphere affairs was regarded as one its more...
Stephen Kinzer

Stephen Kinzer

male
New York Times, The New York Times, journalist, centralamerica, non-fiction, reporter
Stephen Kinzer is an American author and newspaper reporter. He is a veteran New York Times correspondent who has reported from more than fifty...

Juan Santamaría

male, deceased (1856)
filibuster, costa rican, Secular holidays, single mother, torch, centralamerica
Juan Santamaría, is officially recognized as the national hero of the Republic of Costa Rica. A national holiday in Costa Rica, Juan Santamaría Da...

Francisco Morazán

male, deceased (1842)
José Francisco Morazán Quezada, Federal Republic of Central America, politician, president, liberal, Liberalism…United Provinces of Central America, centralamerica
José Francisco Morazán Quezada was president of Central America, who enacted idealistic liberal reforms, then unsuccessfully fought to maintain th...
Mark Danner

Mark Danner

male, 51 years old
Harvard University alumni, New York Review of Books, New York Times, from Utica, New York, war correspondent, El Mozote massacre…centralamerica
Mark Danner has written about international affairs, human rights and foreign wars for more than 20 years. He has covered Central America, Haiti,...
Sheldon Rampton

Sheldon Rampton

male, 52 years old
Propaganda theorist, Public relations theorist, Former Mormon, Mormon Missionary, missionary, Public Relations…centralamerica
Sheldon Rampton (born August 4, 1957) is the editor of "PR Watch", and the author of several books that criticize the public relations industry and...
Óscar Arias

Óscar Arias

male, 69 years old
Economist for Peace and Security, east timor, costa rican, Prime Minister of East Timor, prime minister, Prince of Asturias Award winner…centralamerica
Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez is the current President of Costa Rica and the first Nobel Laureate to be elected a nation's president after win...
Frederick Catherwood

Frederick Catherwood

male, deceased (1854)
Accidental death, architect, Egyptian, carthage, centralamerica, artist…Explorer of Central America
Frederick Catherwood was an English artist and architect, best remembered for his explorations of ruins of the Maya civilization. Perhaps his...