The indigenous people were part of the Aztec Empire. Nicaragua was discovered by Columbus in 1502. The colonial period under the Spanish Crown began in 1522 and lasted until the year 1821.
Blue, white, blue- these are the colors of the flag of Nicaragua. The white-color symbolizes the land of Nicaragua. The blue-color symbolizes the ocean. Nicaragua, a country surrounded by the Atlantic on the right and by the Pacific on the left.