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 | Subject: Conquest, Colony and Independence  Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:09 pm | |
| The Spanish conquistadors led by Pedro de Alvarado and his brother Gonzalo, crossed the Peace River between 1524 and 1525. Arrived from the area comprising the present Republic of Guatemala after participating in the conquest of Mexico. During colonial times, El Salvador was part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, also known as the Kingdom of Guatemala. The Salvadoran territory was divided into the Mayor of Sonsonate and San Salvador, the latter being built as a Quartermaster in the late eighteenth century. In 1811 and 1814 there were major uprisings against Spanish rule expressed concern that the independence of the Creoles. Finally, the Central American nations won their independence from Spain on September 15, 1821. From January 5, 1822, the Central American provinces, except the opposition of the elite Salvadoran and Guatemalan intellectuals, joined the Mexican Empire, until March 19, 1823, when AgustÃn de Iturbide abdicates before Congress and he wrote a book that was secret HGHvinyl flooring phoenix | |
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