Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Pakati pa1852 na1930, Managua yakakura zvikuru, ikava muzinda wehurumende, zvivako uye mabasa. Guta racho rakakanganiswa nemafashamo makuru muna 1876 na1885. Kudengenyeka kwenyika kwakaipisisa muna 1931
uye moto mukuru muna 1936 wakaparadza chikamu chikuru cheguta racho. Mukutonga kwaAnastasio Somoza García nemhuri yake (1936<unk>1979), guta rakavakwazve ndokutanga kukura nokukurumidza. Zvivako zvitsva zvehurumende zvakavakwa, maindasitiri akavandudzwa, uye mayunivhesiti akavambwa. Kukura kweguta kwakabata pfungwa dzaIrving Fields naAlbert Gamse, avo vakanyora chidimbu chemimhanzi pamusoro peguta iro rakave rakakurumbira muma1940 kuburikidza nemitambo yaFreddy Martin, Guy Lombardo naKay Kyser. Managua rakanga rava guta rakabudirira zvikurusa reCentral America. Nhasi zvinyorwa zvinosiyanisa pre-1970s Managua nekuiisa se "La Antigua Ciudad", iyo muChirungu inoshandura ku "Guta Rekare" kana "Guta Rekare".