Chapter 4. Central America: Within the U.S. Orbit

Johnson Map of Central America (1866) by Alvin Jewett Johnson

  1. Timeline for Central America, 1502-Present
  2. List of Central American Heads of State:
    1. Nicaragua
    2. El Salvador
    3. Honduras
    4. Panama
    5. Guatemala
    6. Costa Rica
  3. Central American Profiles and Personalities 
    1. Nicaragua
      1. Augusto César Sandino
    2. Guatemala
      1. Jacobo Árbenz
    3. Guatemala
      1. Rigoberta Menchú
    4. El Salvador
      1. Faribundo Martí
  4. Moments and Events in Central America:
    1. Essay #7: “Forced Disapperance and Impunity in El Jute, Guatemala,” by Josh MacLeod
  5. Travels in Central America:
    1. Travelogue #5: Mary Chattfield. Light on Dark Places at Panama (1908)
    2. Travelogue #6: A. G. Bagot. Sport and Travel in India and Central America (1897)
    3. Travelogue #7: George Byam. Wild Life in the Interior of Central America (1849)
  6. Primary Documents:
    1. Document #9: “Introduction to the Shark and the Sardines,” Juan José Arévalo (1956)
    2. Document #10: “Acceptance and Nobel Lecture,” Rigoberta Menchú (1992)
    3. Document #11: “Special Report No. 80: Communist Interference in El Salvador,” and “Response to Stories Published in Wall Street Journal and Washington Post,” U.S. Department of State and Alexander Haig (1981)
    4. Document #12: “Testimonies of Guatemalan Women,” Luz Alicia Herrera (1980)
  7. Discussion Questions
  8. Further Reading