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Before the spanish conquest el salvador was split into three indigenous tribes. The Pipils,Lenca's and the Chortis there culture was the same as Aztecs.
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In 1524 the first attempt to rule El Salvador the spanish failed. Pedro de Alvarado came back again in 1525 and won and brang El Salvador in to the Audiencia of Mexico..
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Pedro de Alvarado named the area after Jesus Christ he called it El salvador which translates to "The Savoir". Before he died he appointed the first governor.
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Napoleon occupation creates a revolution in New Spain . ONce Mexico won Everyone in Central America wanted independence. They create a joint independance from Spain.
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In and out of years the wealthy landowners were put in to power in the economy and legislature. The Constitution was changed many times because presidents wanted to hold onto power. Coffee gave the economy a boost. THe Economy is based off three things Coffee, Cotton, and Sugarcane.
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The Government Retaliation which is referred to as the "La Matanza" or the Slaughter about 40,000 people were murdered
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In 1979 a reformist group took power both sides of government disagreed and violence quickly escalated and turned into civil war. Some armed forces. The Chapultepec Peace Accords marked the end of War.
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After the War was officially over the FMLN participated in the 1994 election . In 2004 Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar became the first vice president of el salvador. In 2009 FMLN won the presidency