Claim: Presidential candidate Leonardo Argüello Barreto was disqualified from running against Anastasio Somoza García in the 1936 Nicaraguan general election. due to his questionable citizenship.
Evidence: In the elections of 1936, he ran for president and lost to General Somoza. Anastasio Somoza García Liberal Nationalist Party (PLN) / Conservative Nationalist Party (PCN) 112,812* Leonardo Argüello Barreto Traditional Conservative Party (PCT) / Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) 192**