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  2. History of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    In 1821, El Salvador achieved independence from Spain as part of the First Mexican Empire, only to further secede as part of the Federal Republic of Central America two years later. Upon the republic's independence in 1841, El Salvador became a sovereign state until forming a short-lived union with Honduras and Nicaragua called the Greater ...

  3. Act of Independence of Central America - Wikipedia

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    Instead, on 29 October 1821 the president of the provisional governing council of newly independent Mexico, Agustín de Iturbide, sent a letter to Gabino Gaínza (now the president of the interim government of Central America) and the council of delegates representing the provinces of Chiapas, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica ...

  4. Central America under Mexican rule - Wikipedia

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    Although some parts of El Salvador sought annexation, the capital city, San Salvador, firmly supported independence. [37] On 4 October 1821, Pedro Barriere, the conservative political chief of El Salvador, arrested Arce and several other Salvadoran politicians for calling upon Barrier to hold elections to elect a delegation for the Consultive ...

  5. Spanish American wars of independence - Wikipedia

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    On 15 September 1821, an Act of Independence was signed in Guatemala City which declared Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica) independent from Spain. The regional elites supported the terms of the Plan of Iguala and orchestrated the union of Central America with the Mexican Empire in January 1822. [ 82 ]

  6. List of national independence days - Wikipedia

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    El Salvador: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spanish Empire: Act of Independence of Central America. [citation needed] Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day: 12 October: 1968 Spain Eritrea: Independence Day: 24 May: 1991 Ethiopia: Eritrean War of Independence. Estonia: Independence Day: 24 February: 1918 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist ...

  7. 1811 Independence Movement - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Spanish conquest of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    Intendancy of San Salvador (1785–1821) 1811 Independence Movement ... The Spanish conquest of El Salvador was the campaign undertaken by the ... On the first day, ...

  9. Public holidays in El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    Labour Day: Día del Trabajo: Also called International Workers' Day: May 10 Mother's Day: Día de la Madre: June 17 Father's Day: Día del Padre: September 15 Independence Day: Día de la Independencia: Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821. November 2 All Souls' Day: Día de los Fieles Difuntos: December 24 Christmas ...