El Salvador
El Salvador is a state in Lower Central America (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that has existed since 1841 CE. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).
Smallest and most densely populated Central American country. The army killed thousands of peasants in the Matanza of 1932, and a civil war from 1980 to 1992 killed about 75,000.
See El Salvador on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1841 CE to the present
- Duration
- 184 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Lower Central America, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Latin and Romance
- Capital
- San Salvador
Came from
Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time
- Caste War of Yucatán begins
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Mexican Revolution
- Panama Canal opens
- Cuban Revolution
- Cuban Missile Crisis
Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Haiti
- Spanish Cuba
- British West Indies
- Colony of Jamaica
- Mexico
- Cuba
- Federal Republic of Central America
- Dutch Caribbean
- Spanish Puerto Rico
- French Antilles
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mughal Empire
- Qing dynasty
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Russian Empire
Questions
When did El Salvador exist?
1841 CE to the present, about 184 years.
Where was El Salvador?
Lower Central America, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean. Its capital was San Salvador.
What language did El Salvador speak?
Latin and Romance. This family includes Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian.
What came before El Salvador?
Federal Republic of Central America.