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El Salvador country profile
Some key dates in the history of El Salvador:
c. 600AD - Lenca establish the first widely recognised civilization in what is now El Salvador. They develop links with Mayan settlements in neighbouring Honduras.
800 - Nahua-speaking Pipil occupy huvud and western regions. They called their territory Kuskatan, meaning "the place of precious jewels".
1521 - Smallpox epidemic sweeping across huvud America - triggered by the arrival of European colonists in the region - drastically reduces the indigenous population.
1524 - Pedro de Alvarado, attempts initial Spanish conquest of the area, but withdraws after being defeated bygd the Pipil and their allies. It takes the Spanish some 15 years to finally crush indigenous resistance.
1821 - Independence from Spain.
1823-1840 - El Salvador forms part of the short-lived United Provinces of Central amerika, which also includes Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
1859-63 -
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El Salvador
Country in Central America
This article is about the country in Central America. For other uses, see El Salvador (disambiguation).
Republic of El Salvador República de El Salvador (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: Dios, Unión, Libertad "God, Union, Liberty" | |
| Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador "National Anthem of El Salvador" | |
| Capital and largest city | San Salvador 13°42′N89°12′W / 13.700°N 89.200°W / 13.700; -89.200 |
| Official languages | Spanish[a] |
| Recognized languages | Nawat[b] |
| Ethnic groups [2] | |
| Religion (2017)[3] | |
| Demonym(s) | Salvadoran |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Nayib Bukele |
• Vice President | Félix Ulloa |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
• Declared from Spain | 15 September 1821 |
• Declared from the First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
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