Saturday 27 February 2016

By Sisi Styles


El Salvador was inhabited by Paleo-Indian peoples as early as 10, 000 years ago, and their intriguing paintings (the earliest of which date from 8000 BC) can still be seen and marveled at in caves outside the towns of Corinto and Cacaopera, both in Morazan.

In 1524, Pedro de Alvarado, a Spanish conquistador sent by Hernán Cortés from Mexico, invaded El Salvador. After being forced to retreat by Amerindian resistance, he returned in 1525, defeated the Pipil and founded Sonsonate and San Salvador. During Spanish colonial period, San Salvador was one of six administrative regions under the captaincy-general of Guatemala. Spanish settlement consisted of a few cattle ranchers and some farmers.

As other countries banners in Central America, the banner of El Salvador uses blue and white, on the grounds that these were the shades of the United Provinces of Central America.

Like the flag of the Federal Republic of Central America, the flag of El Salvador has three equal bands of blue on the top and bottom, and white in between. El Salvador's flag uses a deeper blue than that of the Central American flag.

The principle form of El Salvador's national banner, used by government associations, has the crest of El Salvador fixed on the white stripe. The crest has a triangle with five volcanoes, speaking of the individuals from the previous Central American union. The Phrygian top, a red cap, beat a staff reflects the freedom. Behind the top is the sun with radiating beams, enclosed by the date of El Salvadorian independence. At the highest point of the triangle is a rainbow, symbolizing peace.

Encompassing the triangle are five blue and white banners, which speak of the countries of Central America. Beneath the triangle, the motto of El Salvador is composed on a parchment: God, Union, Liberty. The branches are partitioned into fourteen segments, speaking of the fourteen Departments of El Salvador. Enclosing the greater part of this is the full name of the country, Republica de El Salvador en la America Central, which means the Republic of El Salvador in Central America.




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