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  2. History of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    The history of El Salvador begins with several distinct groups of Mesoamerican people, especially the Pipil, the Lenca and the Maya. In the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. In 1821, El Salvador achieved independence from Spain as part of ...

  3. 1811 Independence Movement - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The 1811 Independence Movement (Spanish: Movimiento de Independencia de 1811), known in El Salvador as the First Shout of Independence (Primer Grito de Independencia), [1] was the first of a series of revolts in Central America in modern-day El Salvador against Spanish rule and dependency on the Captaincy General of Guatemala.

  4. José Matías Delgado - Wikipedia

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    José Matías Delgado y de León (24 February 1767 – 12 November 1832) was a Salvadoran priest and doctor known as El Padre de la Patria Salvadoreña (The Father of the Salvadoran Fatherland). [1] He was a prominent leader in the independence movement of El Salvador from the Spanish Empire. From 28 November 1821 to 9 February 1823, he was the ...

  5. List of Salvadorans - Wikipedia

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    Domingo Monterrosa, military commander of the Armed Forces of El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War; Farabundo Martí, revolutionary; Francisco Flores, former president; Gerardo Barrios, liberal president; Guillermo Ungo, opposition leader and former vice-president; Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán, national hero

  6. Culture of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    Culture of El Salvador. Appearance. The culture of El Salvador is a Central American culture nation influenced by the clash of ancient Mesoamerica and medieval Iberian Peninsula. Salvadoran culture is influenced by Native American culture (Lenca people, Cacaopera people, Maya peoples, Pipil people) as well as Latin American culture (Latin ...

  7. Demographics of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    The migration rate accelerated during the period of 1979 to 1981, this marked the beginning of the civil unrest and the spread of political killings. [5] The total impact of civil wars, dictatorships and socioeconomics drove over a million Salvadorans (both as immigrants and refugees) into the United States; Guatemala is the second country that hosts more Salvadorans behind the United States ...

  8. El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    El Salvador, [a] officially the Republic of El Salvador, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a ...

  9. La Matanza - Wikipedia

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    10,000 to 40,000 killed. ~100 killed. La Matanza (Spanish for 'The Massacre') refers to a communist - indigenous rebellion that took place in El Salvador between 22 and 25 January 1932. After the revolt was suppressed, it was followed by large-scale government killings in western El Salvador, which resulted in the deaths of 10,000 to 40,000 ...