Anastasio Aquino

Anastasio Aquino (1792–1833) was an indigenous Nonualco leader who led a rebellion in central El Salvador in 1833 against the seizure of communal lands, harsh labour on indigo estates and forced recruitment into the army. His forces of several thousand defeated government troops and briefly occupied San Vicente, but he was captured and executed in July 1833. He is remembered as a symbol of indigenous and peasant resistance.