Claim: Nicaraguan painter Armando Morales (January 15, 1927 – November 16, 2011) is considered one of the most important painters of Nicaragua, and has received many awards for his works; his first being in the late 1970s.
Evidence: He received his first award at the Central American Painting Contest "15 de Septiembre" (September 15) which was held in Guatemala in 1956.