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Guatemala and El Salvador compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
15 September 1821 — The Act of Independence of Central America is enacted at Guatemala City
1821 — El Salvador declares independence from Spain with the Central American provinces
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- 2026-08-10
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Entangled histories
3 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1524
Alvarado's conquest begins
An expedition from Guatemala under Pedro de Alvarado enters the region, meeting fierce Pipil resistance west of the Lempa River as the Spanish conquest of the territory begins.
Colonisation · from the El Salvador chronicle · Conquest and the Colonial Province · History of El Salvador, El Salvador: The colonial period
- 15 September 1821
Independence from Spain declared
The Act of Independence of Central America, signed in Guatemala City, frees the region including the province of San Salvador from Spanish rule.
Independence · from the El Salvador chronicle · Independence and the Coffee Republic · Acta de Independencia de Centro America, Central American Federation, Central America: Independence, 1808-23
- 1824
Federal Republic of Central America
The provinces adopt the constitution of the Federal Republic of Central America, a union of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica in which the Salvadoran Francisco Morazan becomes a leading figure.
Politics & Power · from the El Salvador chronicle · Independence and the Coffee Republic · United Provinces of Central America, Central American Federation