State

Mosquitia

Occupied territory in Central America

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1637–1894
Founded
1637
Ended
1894
Capital
Bluefields
Government
constitutional monarchy, unitary state
Languages
English

Overview

The Mosquito Coast (also known as Mosquitia or Mosquito Shore) is an area along the coast of eastern Nicaragua and southeastern Honduras. It was named after the local Miskito nation and was long dominated by British interests and known as the Mosquito Kingdom or Moskito Kingdom.

From 1860 suzerainty of the area was transferred to Nicaragua with the name Mosquito Reserve. In November 1894 the Mosquito Coast was militarily incorporated into Nicaragua. In 1960 the northern part was granted to Honduras by the International Court of Justice.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (16)

  1. 1st King of the Mosquito Nation1633–1641
  2. 2nd King of the Mosquito Nation1641–1655
  3. Oldman of Mosquito1655–1686
  4. Jeremy I of Mosquito1686–1718
  5. Jeremy II of Mosquito1718–1729
  6. Peter1729–1739
  7. Edward of Mosquitia1739–1755
  8. George I of Mosquito1755–1775
  9. George II of Mosquito1775–1801
  10. George Frederic of Mosquito1801–1824
  11. Robert Charles Frederic1824–1841
  12. George Augustus Frederic1841–1865
  13. William Henry Clarence1865–1879
  14. George William Albert Hendy1879–1888
  15. Jonathan Charles Frederic1888–1890
  16. Robert Henry Clarence1890–1894

Records (1)

  1. 1782 — Battle of the Black RiverBattle

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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