1926 May: He leaves for Nicaragua as the Statute of Limitations on his attempted murder charge expires. His plan to return to the home village and to open his own business are foiled by Dagoberto Rivas, who is now a Member of the National Assembly, and by a plague of Locust invading the country from the Northeast. He wonders on to the city of León. June: Meets with a troop of migrating workers and travels …showed first 75 words of 234 total…

…showed last 75 words of 234 total…obtain weapons and men. December: Meets with Liberal rebel Commander General José María Moncada, who denies weapons and a military commission to the unknown Sandino. By a struck of fortune and with the help of some prostitutes, Sandino recuperates some weapons from the fleeing Conservative rebels, which engratiates him with other Liberal Commanders who figure they have nothing to loose by letting the eager stranger go harass government troops in the Northeast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**