La Frutera
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La Frutera is a historical nickname for the United Fruit Company, the powerful U.S.-based banana and agricultural conglomerate that dominated much of Central American trade and politics in the 20th century.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | La Frutera ⓘ |
| appliesToTimeSpan |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ mid 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommodity |
bananas
ⓘ
tropical fruit ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
U.S. corporate imperialism
ⓘ
banana republics ⓘ economic domination of Central America ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Costa Rica
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWithEvent | U.S. interventions in Central America ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
banana industry ⓘ |
| associatedWithReputation |
symbol of corporate power in Central America
ⓘ
symbol of foreign exploitation ⓘ |
| connotation | reference to United Fruit Company’s dominance in banana trade ⓘ |
| hasEconomicAssociation |
control of banana production in Central America
ⓘ
dominance of export infrastructure in Central America ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAssociation |
influence over Central American politics
ⓘ
support of friendly regimes in Central America ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | Spanish ⓘ |
| nicknameForCompanyHeadquartersCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| refersTo | United Fruit Company ⓘ |
| refersToCompanyRole |
agricultural conglomerate
ⓘ
major banana exporter ⓘ |
| refersToCompanyType | multinational corporation ⓘ |
| semanticMeaning | the fruit company ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Spanish-speaking populations in Central America
ⓘ
critics of United Fruit Company ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
critiques of U.S. economic influence in Latin America
ⓘ
historical discussions of United Fruit Company ⓘ studies of banana republics ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Central America
ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ |
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