September 15th 1842, San Jose, Costa Rica

The central plaza at San Jose was the site of a great commotion, civillians rushed the streets of the Plaza de Armas where soldiers in uniform marched on the streets. Shouting and yelling dominated the atmosphere as a well-dressed and stoic man was escorted to a wall where he would face a firing squad, despite the grim situation, the man did not stutter or resist, complying with a grin on his face. As his face was shown, the public immediately understood the gravity of the situation, the man in a suit who will be executed was none other than President Francisco de Morazan.

Captured by the mutinous Costa Rican army after leading a failed effort to reunify the Central American Federal Republic, suffering betrayal after betrayal by his closest aides, commanders and allies in a bid to secure favors in their petty fiefdoms have all but crushed the dying effort to unify the unruly Central American state. Despite this fact, Morazan never gave up and continued leading the fight for a free, just and prosperous Central America which made him an existential threat to the established conservative landowners and elites of the time.

Facing a military tribunal after his failure, he was sentenced to execution by firing squad at the public square of San Jose. Morazan would thus comply for he was out of options. Once he was bandaged covering his eyes preparing for his execution, the commander of the troop made a special request to formally give the orders for his execution to die under his terms. Morazan complied. Raising his hand up, soldiers lifting their rifles, Morazan would thus utter his final words to his last friend, General Villasenor who was also to be executed:

"Dear friend, posterity will do us justice"

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May 17, 2023. Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

The Conventions Center at Guatemala City was unusually busy tonight, members from Guatemala’s intellectual elite, the business class, and technocrats met for the opening meeting of the SICA (Sistema de Integracion de Centro America) annual report where a presentation would be given on recent developments and progress being made in Central American economic integration. The nations of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua have strong multilateral ties with each other, and thus closer cooperation on matters of common economic partnerships, cultural partnerships, common defense, etc. is not unfounded. Nevertheless, the political unity of this region was always out of the question or at least not seriously considered within the annals of power.

As the meeting went on, many within the audience began to question if indeed, the political unity of Central America is a viable political project. After all, it was not the first time countries in Central America attempted to revive Morazan’s dream, multiple presidents, generals and dictators throughout the decades attempted and failed at grasping this political project. Perhaps Central America is destined for disunity, they said.

Once the meeting was over, VIPs and guests were later invited for dinner with the organizer of the event. The man revealed himself to be an up-and-coming businessman by the name of Julio Listra Paredes Villalobos, an affluent member of Guatemala’s burgeoning business class emerging from the tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming from an affluent family he became an early investor in tourism, tech and manufacturing in Guatemala in which he accrued significant sums due to his strategic investments. With his position established he now found the ability to fund patronage to Guatemalan education through his charity work. Persuasive, shrewd, ambitious, and cunning, he had the ability to command the discussion in the room which he used to his advantage in order to discuss the outcome of the meeting while at dinner. Slowly, ideas began to creep in where certain professors and political leaders began opening the question over if it would be possible for Central America to be formally united under one banner. Villalobos upon hearing the question, smiled and answered.

“Well… that is why we are here, Ladies and Gentlemen. I believe such a project is a colossal undertaking, with a lot of risks, but I consider myself a very good risk taker, and believe me, our chances are likelier than you think. PARLACEN is an institution that is a great basis for such a project but it is weak and ineffective, unable to truly execute political power on behalf of all Central Americans. If Central America is to be truly great, then we must pursue our will to power to accelerate the integration process and fulfill our people’s dream of unity.”

“A toast for our people's unity!”