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History of El Salvador

8 recorded states lay in what is now El Salvador, from Cuzcatlan (1200 CE) to the Republic of El Salvador. 2 of them have a full profile, and 2 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

13th century

  1. Cuzcatlan1200 CE – 1528 CE · kingdom

16th century

  1. Captaincy General of Guatemala1524 CE – 1821 CE · colony

19th century

  1. First Mexican Empire1821 CE – 1823 CE · kingdom
  2. Federal Republic of Central America1823 CE – 1841 CE · profile
  3. State of El Salvador1824 CE – 1841 CE · republic
  4. Republic of El Salvador1841 CE – present · profile
  5. Greater Republic of Central America1896 CE – 1898 CE · republic

20th century

  1. Federation of Central America (1921-1922)1921 CE – 1922 CE · republic

In the encyclopedia

Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Mesoamerica and the Caribbean → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of El Salvador. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/el-salvador
MLA
“History of El Salvador.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/el-salvador. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of El Salvador.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/el-salvador.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of El Salvador’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/el-salvador (Accessed: ).