<P> Shortly after Central America declared independence from the Spanish Empire , some of its countries were annexed by the First Mexican Empire in 1822 and then Central America formed the Federal Republic in 1823 . From 1838 to 1840 the federation descended into civil war , with conservatives fighting against liberals and separatists fighting to secede . The various political factions were unable to overcome their ideological differences and the federation dissolved after a series of bloody conflicts . </P>
<P> Shortly after Central America declared independence from the Spanish Empire , some of its countries were annexed by the First Mexican Empire in 1822 and then Central America formed the Federal Republic in 1823 . From 1838 to 1840 the federation descended into civil war , with conservatives fighting against liberals and separatists fighting to secede . The various political factions were unable to overcome their ideological differences and the federation dissolved after a series of bloody conflicts . </P>
when did the union of independent central american states begin to fall apart
when did the union of independent central american states begin to fall apart
1838
1838