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León is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León. As of 2005, the city had an estimated ...
Leon - Nicaragua town
The city of Leon is, together to Granada, the most important city of Nicaragua after the main city Managua. On its territory there are many churches of colonial age like the ...

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León (city, Nicaragua), city, western Nicaragua, capital of León Department. León is the transportation and cotton-trading center for the surrounding agricultural region. Manufactures include furniture, shoes, and leather goods. The city is the site of the Autonomous National University of Nicaragua (1812) and an 18th-century cathedral, one of the largest in Central America. León was founded in 1524. During the 19th century it was the center of the Liberal Party. Population (2000) 109,872.