Exposición Centroamericana
1897 industrial and cultural exposition in Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Exposición Centroamericana (Central American Expo) was an industrial and cultural exposition that took place in Guatemala in 1897 and which was approved on 8 March 1894 by the National Assembly by Decree 253 by a suggestion made by president general José María Reina Barrios, at a time when both coffee – only Guatemalan export at the time- and silver international prices were at an all-time high. Its main goal was to showcase the Interoceanic railroad between Iztapa on the Pacific coast and Puerto Barrios on the Atlantic, a project that was well ahead by January 1897, but that was left unfinished when Guatemala went into a deep crisis due to both coffee and silver international prices plummeting after the government had built numerous public buildings and palaces in Guatemala City, simultaneously with the railroad projects. As a result, the Expo failed dramatically, the Guatemalan economic crisis gave rise to several rebellions -mainly the ones in the Highlands and the one on the Eastern Side and president Reina Barrios was eventually assassinated on 8 February 1898.
Central American Expo | |
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Central American Expo |
Visitors | 40,000[2] |
Organized by | Guatemalan government |
Location | |
Country | Guatemala |
City | Guatemala City |
Venue | Central American Expo, "30 de Junio" Boulevard |
Timeline | |
Opening | 1897 (1897) |
Closure | 1 September 1897 |