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Podcast: The Cosmopolitan
Episode: The Gringo who tried to rule Central America
Description: Podcast: The Real News Podcast (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: The Gringo who tried to rule Central AmericaPub date: 2024-04-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWilliam Walker was a journalist, lawyer and physician from Nashville, Tennessee, who in 1855 invaded Nicaragua with a few dozen troops and conquered the country.At the time, he was one of thousands of private U.S. citizens who had their sights set on taking over foreign nations, all in the name of Manifest Destiny.