El Salvador's Independence Day

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The Spanish conquistadors led by Pedro de Alvarado and his brother Gonzalo arrived between 1524 and 1525 from the area comprising the present Republic of Guatemala after participating in the conquest of Mexico and crossed the Rio Paz (Peace River) into what is now the Republic of El Salvador. During colonial times, El Salvador was part of the General Captaincy 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 that 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 Agustín de Iturbide abdicates before Congress and he wrote a book that was secret.