León, Nicaragua
"Santiago de los Caballeros de Leon" is a city and municipality in Nicaragua, provincial capital of the homonymous departament, located in the northwest of the Central American country.
Although less populous than Managua(the capital), Leon has been the intellectual home of the nation, with a university founded in 1813. León is also an important industrial center and trading Nicaragua. Until the appointment of Managua the capital of Nicaragua, León rivaled Granada for such representation.
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| Church of "La Recolección", León. |
It is also the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the spaniards as "Santiago de los Caballeros de Leon" and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic Spanish colonial churches, secular buildings, and private residences.
