Antiguo Cuscatlán
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Coordinates: 13 ° 40 ′ N , 89 ° 14 ′ W Antiguo Cuscatlán on the map of El Salvador
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| Country | El Salvador | |
| Department | La Libertad | |
| Residents | 33,698 (2007) | |
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| height | 849 m | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
| City Presidency | Zoila Milagro Navas ( ARENA ), 2009–2012 | |
Antiguo Cuscatlán is a municipality in El Salvador in the La Libertad department southwest of the capital San Salvador in its metropolitan area and east of the departmental capital Santa Tecla . The city emerged from the former metropolis of the Pipil , Cuzcatlan .
Surname
The place name Cuscatlán ( Nahuatl Cōzcatlān or Koskatlan , Nawat -name Kuskatan or Kushkatan ) consists of the word components cōzcatl (Nawat: kuskat or kushkat , "necklace", "jewels") and the locative ending -tlān (Nawat: -tan ) and is as "Land of Jewels" or "Land of Wealth" interpreted. Antiguo Cuscatlán is Spanish for "Old Cuscatlán", which distinguishes it from the Department of Cuscatlán , in which Antiguo Cuscatlán is not located.
history
According to tradition, the old Cuzcatlan (Kuskatan) was founded in 1054 by the Toltec king Cē Acatl Tōpīltzin Quetzalcōātl . Archaeological finds in Antiguo Cuzcatlan and Izalco indicate, however, that the Pipil culture in Cuzcatlan existed before the year 900, so that the Nahua immigration to this area had already taken place well before that. In old Cuzcatlan and its surroundings, ten thousand to twelve thousand people lived scattered around the then crater lake ( maar ) of Cuzcatlan.
From around 1200 Cuzcatlan was the capital of the empire of the same name , which covered an area of about 10,000 km², bounded to the west by the Río Paz , today's border between El Salvador and Guatemala, and to the north and east by the Río Lempa .
The Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado reached the city of Cuzcatlan on June 17, 1524, which he was unable to capture. He left on July 21st.
In 1525 Gonzalo de Alvarado founded the city of San Salvador not far from Cuzcatlan , which he had to leave after a revolt. Diego de Alvarado founded the city of San Salvador for the second time in 1528 and forced Cuzcatlan to give up on November 23, 1528. In 1540 the entire area was subjected to the former rule of Cuzcatlan.
During the Spanish colonial period, Cuzcatlan lost its importance to nearby San Salvador . After El Salvador gained independence, Antiguo Cuscatlán did not even receive the status of a departmental capital.
With the growth of San Salvador from the second half of the 20th century, the importance of Antiguo Cuscatlán as a suburb of the capital grew. Service companies and wealthy citizens settled here. The place is also home to three private universities.
Attractions
In the municipality of Antiguo Cuscatlán are four Catholic and ten Protestant churches. The most important festival is December 28th, the festival of the Holy Innocent Children (Santos Niños Inocentes) .
South of the city of Antiguo Cuscatlán is the 30 Manzanas large botanical garden "The Lake" Jardín Botánico La Laguna . Of these, 19.32 Manzanas primary forest total reserve. 4.6 manzanas with 3500 plant species from all over the world are open to the public. 19 Manzanas form the La Laguna (“The Lake”) forest area , which is in the process of being reforested.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Resultados Alcaldes Electos en El Salvador para 2009-2012 ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cuscatla: Señorío de Cuzcatlán
- ↑ Historia precolombina de El Salvador ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Fuerza Armada de El Salvador: Historia de la Fuerza Armada de El Salvador - Fuerza Armadas Medievales
- ↑ a b UTEC: Historia Económica de la Provincia de San Salvador ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Universidad Albert Einstein ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Universidad "Dr. José Matías Delgado" , Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"
Web links
- Antiguo Cuscatlán - fisdl.gob.sv (Spanish)