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Nicaragua Independence Day: September 15

Nicaragua celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday.

Every year on September 15, Nicaragua’s Independence Day celebrations commemorate its freedom from Spanish rule in 1821.

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San Jacinto Day: September 14

San Jacinto Day is a public holiday in Nicaragua.

On May 3, 1855, American filibuster William Walker set sail with 58 men from San Francisco, California to the coast of Nicaragua to aid Francisco Castellón Sanabria, a Liberal Party candidate that lost a highly contested election the year before. Eventually Walker would go on to proclaim himself president of the country and rule until his surrender on May 1, 1857.

The downward turning point for Walker was the Battle of San Jacinto on September 14, 1856. Walker’s decisive loss at San Jacinto is still celebrated as a victory against Western arrogance and dominance in the form of San Jacinto Day.

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Nicaragua Liberation Day Date: July 19

Liberation Day is a public holiday in Nicaragua.

Liberation Day is similar to Independence Day. It marks the date of the liberation of a country from occupation by another country, or the date of a revolution that overthrew the existing system in the country and replaced it by another. In Nicaragua, a Central American democratic republic, Liberation Day is observed on July 19th. The day commemorates the flight of the Somoza family from Nicaragua on this day in 1979.

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