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| Legitimist Party | |
| Native Name: | Legitimista |
| Leader1 Title: | Historical leaders |
| Leader1 Name: | José Chamorro Argüello, José Núñez, Pablo Buitrago y Benavente, Norberto Ramírez, Fruto Chamorro |
| Successor: | Conservative Party |
| Headquarters: | Managua |
| Ideology: | Conservatism (Nicaraguan) |
| Position: | Centre-right |
| Colors: | Blue |
| Country: | Nicaragua |
The Legitimist Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Legitimista, PL) was a conservative Nicaraguan political party, the first in its country. The power base of the Legitimist Party was in Granada. The Legitimists were opposed to the Democrats.[1] [2] After several years of civil war between the Legitimists and the Democrats, a provisional government was established in June 1857 which had as its joint leaders the legitimist Tomás Martínez and the democrat Máximo Jerez.
The Nicaraguan Conservative Party defines itself as a continuation of the Legitimist Party and traces its history back to PLs foundation in 1823.