Diriangen was the legendary tribal leader of the Chorotega

Chorotega

Chorotega, also known as Mangue, was a language indigenous people of Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The ethnic population number around 10,000. The Chorotega language, which was a member of the Manguean branch of the Oto-Manguean language family, is now extinct...

s who can rightfully be called the first resistance fighter of the Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

. He fought against the Spanish in the 1520s, keeping them at bay for a time. Part of his legacy can be seen in the words from the famous folk song Nicaragua, Nicaraguita where the words are as follows:

Ay Nicaragua, Nicaragüita, el país más lindo de mi querer,

abonada con la bendita, Nicaragüita, sangre de Diriagen.

Oh Nicaragua, the most beautiful country of my love,

Fertilized with the blessed blood of Diriangen.