History Now Essay The Filibuster King: The Strange Career of William Walker, the Most Dangerous International Criminal of the Nineteenth Century T. J. Stiles Economics, Geography, Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ On November 8, 1855, on the central plaza of the Nicaraguan city of Granada, a line of riflemen shot General Ponciano Corral, the senior general of the Conservative government. Curiously, the members of the firing squad hailed from... Appears in: 20 | High Crimes and Misdemeanors Summer 2009