Editing Managua (section)

===Early history===
Founded as a [[pre-Columbian]] fishing town, the city was incorporated in 1819 and given the name ''Leal Villa de Santiago de Managua''. Efforts to make Managua the capital of Nicaragua began in 1824, after the Central American nations formally attained their independence from Spain. Nicaragua became an independent nation in 1838. Managua's location between the rival cities of León and Granada made it a logical compromise site. Hence, Managua was officially selected as the nation's capital in 1852.<ref name="Capital">{{cite book|last=Cybriwsky|first=Roman Adrian|title=Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qb6NAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA177|date=May 23, 2013|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-248-9|page=177}}</ref>
[[File:Nicaragua. National Palace, Managua LCCN2016820953 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Managua, circa 1910–19]]
Between 1852 and 1930, Managua underwent extensive urbanization, becoming a base of governance, infrastructure and services.<ref name="LP"/> The city was hampered by major floods in 1876 and 1885.   Managua had become Central America's most developed city. Today's references differentiate the pre-1970s Managua by labeling it as ''La Antigua Ciudad,'' which in English translates to "The Ancient City" or "The Old City".