Ciudad San Vicente
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Coordinates: 13 ° 38 ′ N , 88 ° 48 ′ W San Vicente on the map of El Salvador
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | El Salvador | |
| Department | San Vicente | |
| City foundation | June 12, 1824 | |
| Residents | 53,213 (2007) | |
| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 1184 km 2 | |
| Population density | 45 people / km 2 | |
| height | 390 m | |
| Waters | Río Accihuapa | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
Ciudad San Vicente in El Salvador the capital of the department of San Vicente in the center of the Central American state El Salvador . San Vicente is a municipality on the northeastern base of Chichontepec .
history
San Vicente was founded in 1635 near the indigenous settlement of Tehuacán . From 1834 to 1839, San Vicente was the capital of the province of El Salvador in the Central American Confederation . From 1854 to 1859, San Vicente was the seat of the Universidad de El Salvador .
On February 9, 1833, the Supremo Director of the Province of El Salvador, Mariano Prado Baca , was living in San Vicente, when people from Santiago Nonualco protested against his policies and occupied San Vicente, whereupon Mariano Prado Baca fled the Province of El Salvador. On September 21, 1834, the Cabildos de Españoles of the Province of El Salvador met in San Vicente to elect a Supremo Director for the Province of El Salvador. They elected José María Silva, of the Partido Liberal , and this vote was later declared null and void. On March 29, 1844, the Pacto de Chinandega was concluded in San Vicente . In this alliance, Fruto Chamorro Pérez Supremo Delegado , Juan Lindo President of the Council and Justo Vicente José de Herrera y Díaz del Valle Minister of the body. The parliament of Honduras accepted the resolutions on April 27, 1844. The parliaments in El Salvador and Nicaragua were satisfied. The government of Guatemala did not comment and when pressed to respond, it was declared that Parliament had declared the Federación Centroamericana dissolved on April 17, 1839 . It could not have been expected that this Parliament could approve the Pacto de Chinandega . In 1936 the city was partially destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt. The two earthquakes in 2001 also destroyed parts of the city and killed hundreds of people in El Salvador.
economy
San Vicente is a processing site for the production of the sugar cane and coffee fincas in the area and a location for textile maquilas. The city has a low crime rate and has decelerated economic development. Noticeable companies have not yet settled in the city.
Fiestas
Fiestas often take place in Parque Cañas : These include New Years Eve, gastronomic festivals, open-air concerts by the local FAES , dance events, political events.
Attractions
- Torre de San Vicente in Parque Cañas damaged by the 2001 earthquake.
- el arbol Tempisque
- la antigua alcaldía was damaged by the two earthquakes in 2001, is uninhabitable and a listed building.
- Church Nuestra Señora del Pilar was damaged by the two earthquakes in 2001, its statics was restored and reopened in November 2008.
- Parque acuatico Amapulapa , Turicentro
- The Apastepeque volcanic field north of the city
Educational institutions
The city has some public schools and some private schools, as well as a school for children with special skills, two universities: the Universidad Panamericana and the Chair of Multidisciplinary Studies at the Universidad de El Salvador .
church
San Vicente is the seat of the diocese of the same name . José Oscar Barahona Castillo (1982-1983) was auxiliary bishop in San Vicente. From 2005 to 2008, José Luis Escobar Alas was Diocesan Bishop of San Vicente.
Born in San Vicente
- Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla (1785–1844), politician and president of El Salvador from 1841 to 1842
- Miguel Santín del Castillo (1830–1880), politician and from 1858 to 1859 President of El Salvador
- Arturo Castellanos (1893–1977), consul
- José Guillermo García (* 1933), military and defense minister
Died in San Vicente
- Anastasio Mártir Aquino San Carlos (1792–1833), Tayte (indigenous prince) of the Nonualco siblings in El Salvador
- José Simeón Cañas y Villacorta (1767–1838), Central American politician and university rector
- José Escolastico Marín († 1846), Supremo Director of El Salvador (1842)
- José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle (1781–1850), first head of state of the province of Honduras and head of state of the province of Nicaragua within the Central American Confederation
- José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara (1788–1864), Supremo Director of the Province of El Salvador in the Central American Confederation (1829–1832)
- Doroteo Vasconcelos Vides (1803-1883), Supremo Director of El Salvador (1848-1851)
Individual evidence
- ↑ en: Hubert Howe Bancroft , HISTORY OF CENTRAL AMERICA. VOL. III. 1801-1887 , THE HISTORY COMPANY, PUBLISHERS SAN FRANCISCO, 1887
- ↑ La Prensa Grafica , 29 diciembre 2008, Amapulapa, una opción refrescante ( Memento of the original of March 9, 2009 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.
