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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 ...
The Salvadoran Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil de El Salvador) was a twelve-year period of civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or "umbrella organization" of left-wing groups backed by the Cuban regime of Fidel Castro as well as the Soviet Union. [4]
El Salvador's population was 6,314,167 in 2021, 162 163 compared to 2,200,000 in 1950. In 2010 the percentage of the population below the age of 15 was 32.1%, 61% were between 15 and 65 years of age, while 6.9% were 65 years or older. 164 The capital city of San Salvador has a population of about 2.1 million people.
Salvadoran Civil War. (1979–1992) El Salvador. FMLN. Ceasefire. Chapultepec Peace Accords of 1992. Restructuring of Salvadoran Armed Forces. National and Treasury Police are dissolved (new civilian-overseen police created) FMLN becomes a political party, its combatants are exonerated.
Signature. 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 ...
1831 – San Salvador becomes capital of the Central American Union. [2] 1840 – San Salvador becomes capital of El Salvador. [2] 1841 – University of El Salvador founded. 1842 – Catholic Diocese of San Salvador established. [3] 1849 – Cementerio de Los Ilustres [ es] (cemetery) established. 1854 – April 16: Earthquake.
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.
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. History of El Salvador by period (5 C, 2 P) History of El Salvador by topic (5 C, 1 P)