Costa Rica 1921 War of Coto (against Panama) 1948 Costa Rican Civil War
Guatemala 1524 — 1697 Spanish conquest of Guatemala Date Event Modern department (or Mexican state) – March 1524 Spanish defeat the K'iche' Retalhuleu, Suchitepéquez, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán and El Quiché Battle of Zapotitlán, Spanish victory over the K'iche' Suchitepéquez First battle of Quetzaltenango results in the death of the K'iche' lord Tecun Uman Quetzaltenango Second battle of Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango Spanish under Pedro de Alvarado raze Q'umarkaj, capital of the K'iche' El Quiché Spanish enter Iximche and ally themselves with the Kaqchikel Chimaltenango Spanish defeat the Tz'utujil in battle on the shores of Lake Atitlán Sololá Pedro de Alvarado defeats the Pipil of Panacal or Panacaltepeque near Izcuintepeque Escuintla Pedro de Alvarado defeats the Xinca of Atiquipaque Santa Rosa Iximche declared first colonial capital of Guatemala Chimaltenango Kaqchikel abandon Iximche and break alliance Chimaltenango Spanish declare war on the Kaqchikel Chimaltenango The Poqomam capital falls to Pedro de Alvarado Guatemala Hernán Cortés arrives at Lake Petén Itzá Petén Zaculeu, capital of the Mam, surrenders to Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras after a lengthy siege Huehuetenango Chajoma rebel against the Spanish Guatemala Acasaguastlán given in encomienda to Diego Salvatierra El Progreso Spanish captains sent by Alvarado conquer Chiquimula Chiquimula Spanish deserters burn Iximche Chimaltenango Spanish abandon their capital at Tecpán Guatemala Chimaltenango San Mateo Ixtatán given in encomienda to Gonzalo de Ovalle Huehuetenango Spanish routed at Uspantán El Quiché Rebellion in Chiquimula put down Chiquimula Kaqchikel surrender to the Spanish Sacatepéquez Ixil and Uspantek surrender to the Spanish El Quiché Juan de León y Cardona founds San Marcos and San Pedro Sacatepéquez San Marcos Foundation of Cobán Alta Verapaz First reductions of the Chuj and Q'anjob'al Huehuetenango Corregimiento of San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán established El Progreso, Zacapa and Baja Verapaz Lowland Maya kill Francisco de Vico Alta Verapaz Reduction of Topiltepeque and Lakandon Ch'ol Alta Verapaz Franciscan missionaries arrive at Nojpetén, capital of the Itzá Petén Further missionary expeditions to Nojpetén Petén Reduction of San Mateo Ixtatán and Santa Eulalia Huehuetenango Melchor Rodríguez Mazariegos leaves Huehuetenango, leading an expedition against the Lacandón Huehuetenango Franciscan friar Andrés de Avendaño attempts to convert the Itzá Petén Spanish expeditions leave simultaneously from Cobán, San Mateo Ixtatán and Ocosingo against the Lacandón Alta Verapaz, Huehuetenango and Chiapas Andrés de Avendaño forced to flee Nojpetén Petén Nojpetén falls to the Spanish after a fierce battle Petén 1530 Alvarado enslaves the Mayan kingdoms of Cakchiquel, Mam, and Ixil. 1811 1811 Independence Movement 1823 — 1838 Federal Republic of Central America independence and annexation by the Mexican Empire 1896 — 1898 Greater Republic of Central America 1960 — 1996 Central American crisis 1960 — 1996 Guatemalan Civil War
Nicaragua 1898 — 1934 Banana Wars September 19, 1912 Battle of Masaya October 3, 1912 — October 4, 1912 Battle of Coyotepe Hill May 16, 1927 Battle of La Paz Centro July 16, 1927 Battle of Ocotal July 25, 1927 Battle of San Fernando July 27, 1927 Battle of Santa Clara September 19, 1927 Battle of Telpaneca October 9, 1927 Battle of Sapotillal January 1, 1928 Battle of Las Cruces February 27, 1928 — February 28, 1928 Battle of El Bramadero May 13, 1928 — May 14, 1928 Battle of La Flor December 31, 1930 Battle of Achuapa September 16, 1932 Battle of Agua Carta December 26, 1932 Battle of El Sauce 1926 — 1927 Nicaraguan civil war 1960 — 1996 Central American crisis 1961 — 1990 Nicaraguan Revolution
El Salvador 1885 Barrios' War of Reunification 1969 Football War 1960–1996 Central American crisis 1979–1992 Salvadoran Civil War December 11, 1981 El Mozote massacre August 21–22, 1982 El Calabozo massacre June 19, 1985 21:30 Zona Rosa attacks November 16, 1989 Murder of UCA scholars 2022–present Salvadoran gang crackdown
Honduras 1860 — 1861 Priest War 1898 — 1931 Banana Wars 1903 — Honduran armed conflict of 1903 1907 — Honduran armed conflict of 1907 1919 — First Honduran Civil War 1924 — Second Honduran Civil War 1924 — Honduran armed uprising of 1824 1931 — Third Honduran civil war 1957 — Morocón War 1969 — Football War 1979 — 1996 Central American crisis 1982 — 1986 Battalion 3-16 was responsible for the kidnapping, torture, disappearance and murder of at least 184 Honduran students, professors, journalists, human rights activists and others 2022–present Honduran gang crackdown
Panama 1921 War of Coto (against Costa Rica) 1960 — 1996 Central American crisis 1989 — 1990 United States invasion of Panama December 20, 1989 Operation Acid Gambit December 23, 1989 Operation Nifty Package
Belize 1981 Heads of Agreement Crisis
See also List of conflicts in North America List of conflicts in South America List of conflicts in Europe List of conflicts in Africa List of conflicts in Asia List of conflicts in the Near East List of conflicts in the Middle East List of wars Central America History of Central America