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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 .

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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.

  5. El Salvador: Another Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    This political documentary illustrates the turbulent history of El Salvador from the 1920s-1970s, and the role of the U.S. government in that history. [2] As the title suggests, the presence of U.S. military advisors in a country fighting against socialist guerrilla factions is highly reminiscent of the beginnings of the U.S. escalation of the war in Vietnam.

  6. Spanish conquest of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish conquest of El Salvador was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores against the Late Postclassic Mesoamerican polities in the territory that is now incorporated into the modern Central American country of El Salvador. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, and is dominated by two mountain ranges ...

  7. Category:History of El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    El Salvador history-related lists (6 P) A. Archaeology of El Salvador (1 C) D. Defunct organizations based in El Salvador (2 C, 2 P) E. Historical events in El ...

  8. List of wars involving El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua. Defeat: Malespín's War (1844) El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua: Victory: Honduran-Salvadoran War of 1845 El Salvador Honduras: Status Quo Ante Bellum: Filibuster War (1856–1857) Costa Rica Nicaragua Mosquitia Guatemala Honduras El Salvador United States United Kingdom (naval support) Filibusters: Victory

  9. History of Central America - Wikipedia

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    The third union of Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador as the Greater Republic of Central America or "Republica Mayor de Centroamerica" lasted from 1896 to 1898. The last attempt occurred between June 1921 and January 1922 when El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica formed a (second) Federation of Central America.