El Nicaragüense and the transnational links of the filibusters

Abstract

Studying El Nicaragüense filibuster's publication, a paper argue that the filibuster´s phenomena in Nicaragua (1855-1857) can be understood if we have a look towards process, products and transnational actors. The paper analyzes how the bilingual newspaper transfers an American journalism concept to the ism that collided Nicaraguan ideas; however meant progress for those related to liberalism in Nicaragua. The paper explores the newspaper propagandistic success that despite of having limited circumscription to the United State, had an enormous impact. This essay also discuss Cubans influence of Cubans in Walker´s troop, and concludes that they played an important communication role in cultural and linguistic translation between Nicaraguan and Anglo – Saxons.