![]() ![]() ![]() The SpanishĪdmiral, Andres Nino, led an expedition to Central America and disembarked on Meanguera island, which he named Petronila, in the Gulf of Fonseca, on. In 1520 the indigenous population of the territory had been reduced by 80% due to the smallpox epidemic that affected the Mesoamerican area. Native american people, including the Pipil, a Nahuatl speaking population that occupied the central and western regions of the territory, and the Lenca, who settled in the east of the In pre-Columbian times the territory was inhabited by various The people ofĮl Salvador are referred to as Salvadoran, while the name Cuzcatleco is commonly used to identify someone of Salvadoran heritage. El Salvador has a population ofĪround 6 million people and according to the International Monetary Fund it has the third largest economy in the region, behind Costa Rica and Panama!Įl Salvador's origins of human civilization date back to the Pipil people of Cuzcatlan, which means “The Place of Precious Diamonds and Jewels”. El Salvador, literally “Republic of the Savior” is the smallest, but most densely populated country in all of Central America. ![]()
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