The spanish conquest and colonization of el salvador began in 1524 with the arrival of an expedition from guatemala led by pedro de alvarado. alvarado’s troops met determined opposition from a nahua tribe, the pipil, that occupied much of the region west of the lempa river. however, superior tactics and armaments enabled the spaniards to push. T. e. 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.
The spanish conquest and colonization of el salvador began in 1524 with the arrival of an expedition from guatemala led by pedro de alvarado. alvarado’s troops met determined opposition from a nahua tribe, the pipil, that occupied much of the region west of the lempa river. however, superior tactics and armaments enabled the spaniards to push. 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. in 1821, el salvador achieved independence from spain as part of. Alvarado's expeditionary force entered el salvador or cuscatlan, as it was known by the pipil in june 1524. the spaniards were defeated in a major engagement shortly thereafter and were forced to withdraw to guatemala. two subsequent expeditions were required in 1525 and 1528 to bring the pipil under spanish control. El salvador: 12 years of civil war. by the center for justice and accountability. revista: el salvador. in the spring of 2016, the harvard review of latin america dedicated a full issue of the journal to el salvador. there are many invaluable articles on history, culture, and current events.
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