Concepción Batres (Concepción Batres)
Concepción Batres is a municipality in the Usulután department of El Salvador.It is bordered to the north by El Tránsito (department of San Miguel) and Ereguayquín; to the east by El Tránsito (department of San Miguel) and Jucuarán; to the south by Usulután and to the west by Ereguayquín and Usulután.
At the beginning of the last century it was known by the name of Río Batres, which divided the parties of Usulután and San Miguel. On the banks of this valiant river, in the hacienda of the same name, in the jurisdiction of the town of Ereguayquín, a village or hamlet also called Batres was constituted. During the administration of Mr. Jorge Meléndez and by Legislative Decree of March 5, 1920, the Batres canton was erected as a town, under the name of Concepción Batres, and the cantons of La Danta, San Ildefonso and Vado Marín, all segregated from the municipality of Ereguayquín, were annexed to its jurisdiction. Since its foundation, Concepción Batres, this municipality has always been part of the department and district of Usulután.
At the beginning of the last century it was known by the name of Río Batres, which divided the parties of Usulután and San Miguel. On the banks of this valiant river, in the hacienda of the same name, in the jurisdiction of the town of Ereguayquín, a village or hamlet also called Batres was constituted. During the administration of Mr. Jorge Meléndez and by Legislative Decree of March 5, 1920, the Batres canton was erected as a town, under the name of Concepción Batres, and the cantons of La Danta, San Ildefonso and Vado Marín, all segregated from the municipality of Ereguayquín, were annexed to its jurisdiction. Since its foundation, Concepción Batres, this municipality has always been part of the department and district of Usulután.
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Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Lenca (after 600 AD), the Mayans, and then the Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However the Viceroyalty of New Spain had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by the Spanish, which included the territory that would become El Salvador until its independence from Spain in 1821. It was forcibly incorporated into the First Mexican Empire, then seceded, joining the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. When the federation dissolved in 1841, El Salvador became a sovereign state, then formed a short-lived union with Honduras and Nicaragua called the Greater Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1895 to 1898.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVC | Salvadoran colón | 2 | |
| USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| ES | Spanish language |