Augusto Sandino, "Father of the liberation of Nicaragua" and leader of an armed guerilla band assassinated in 1934, conceptualized the Nicaraguans as the "indian-hispanic-americans," and attached great importance to this hybridity. This concept derived from the idea of indigenismo, which was used to support the incorporation of ethnic groups into white creole\u27s "national" framework. In this sense, Sandino shared a typical "liberal" thought with the contemporary intellectuals, and refused revolutionary thoughts. Carlos Fonseca, who established the Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) in 1961, presented Sandino as the new "National Hero" for the Nicaraguan people. For Fonseca, Sandino\u27s antiimperialistic and nationalistic words and actions, were potent national symbols that justified the FSLN\u27s guerilla movements against the dictatorship of the Somoza family and its storng supporter, the United States. Fonseca added a socialistic and revolutionary image to Sandino who never aimed at socialism nor revolution. Fonseca also tried to create a "National History " stretching from Sandino\u27s historic rebellion up to the achivement of the soon-to-be-realized revolution by the FSLN in 1979
