Province of San Salvador

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The Province of San Salvador (Spanish: Provincia de San Salvador) was a short-lived government established in what is today present El Salvador. This came following the Central American Act of Independence and dissolution of the Intendancy of San Salvador.

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Province of San Salvador
Provincia de San Salvador
1821–1824
Flag of El Salvador (1822-1865).svg
Flag
Status Province
Capital San Salvador
Common languages Spanish
Government Federal Republic
Political Chief  
 1821-1821
Pedro Barriere (first)
 1823-1824
Mariano Prado (last)
History 
 Established
15 September, 1821
September 15, 1821
March 1, 1822
February 9, 1823
 Disestablished
22 April, 1824
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Blank.png Intendancy of San Salvador
Central America under Mexican rule Blank.png
Today part of El Salvador

Pedro Barriere was appointed as the First Political Chief of San Salvador on September 21 after swearing allegiance to the new republic. [1]

History

Barriere was succeeded on 28 November, 1821 by José Matías Delgado, a prominent figure in the 1811 independence movement. El Salvador ceded from the Mexican Empire and soon after, the city's of Sonsonate and Santa Ana were occupied by the Guatemalan Army. Colonel Manuel José Arce was one of the commanders who repelled the Guatemalans in 1822.

Delgado was overthrown in February 1823, following the Mexican annexation of El Salvador. In June 1823, the government was reestablished with Mariano Prado appointed Provisional Political Chief until the government was abolished in 1824. [2]

The Province of San Salvador was succeeded by the State of El Salvador (1824–1841) as part of the Federal Republic of Central America.

See also

References

  1. Benítez, Luis Ernesto Ayala (2007). La Iglesia y la independencia política de Centro América: "El caso de El Estado de El Salvador" (1808-1833) (in Spanish). Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana. ISBN   978-88-7839-102-4.
  2. "Gobernantes de El Salvador | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2025-07-17.