The Capture of San Salvador was the action that concretized the Mexican annexation of El Salvador, it occurred on February 9 when Vicente Filísola enters San Salvador waving the imperial flags and assuming the command of head of state.[1][2]
| Capture of San Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Part of Filísola's campaign in El Salvador | |
| Commanded by | Vicente Filísola |
| Objective | Annexing El Salvador to the Mexican Empire |
| Date | November of 1822 to February of 1823 |
| Executed by |  Mexican Imperial Army |
| Outcome | Mexican victory |
| Casualties | None |
Background
editOn February 7, salvadorans were defeated and the Mexican troops captured the town of Mejicanos and continued their advance towards San Salvador.[3] After these combats, the Salvadorans ended up being weakened.[4]
Capture
editThe Salvadoran forces that they were defending San Salvador fled the city that same day under the command of Antonio Jose Cañas for the Olocuilta path to Gualcince, Filísola choose not to enter San Salvador until 2 days later, Filísola captured San Salvador[5] in February 9 of 1823 and became governor of the province.[6] The Salvadoran soldiers who fled the city with a seriously ill Arce retreated to Honduras under the command of Antonio Jose Cañas, where they surrendered to Filísola near the city of Gualcince on February 21.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Larín, Jorge Lardé y (1958). Guía histórica de El Salvador (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura, Departamento Editorial.
- ^ Monterey, Francisco J. (1943). Historia de El Salvador: anotaciones cronológicas, 1810-1871 (in Spanish). C. A. [Talleres gráficos Cisneros.
- ^ Méndez, Jorge Vargas (2007). Cerro de los cusucos, Ayutuxtepeque: monografía (in Spanish). Ediciones Venado del Bosque. ISBN 978-99923-78-99-1.
- ^ Marure, Alejandro (1895). Efemérides de los hechos notables acaecidos en la República de Centro-América Desde el año de 1821 hasta el de 1842. Universidad Francisco Marroquín Biblioteca Ludwig von Mises. Tipografía Nacional.
- ^ Fuller, Alejandro (15 June 2009). "Familia Padilla: La aventura en Nicaragua". Familia Padilla. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Casa Presidencial - República de El Salvador". 28 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (2000). José Matías Delgado, prócer centroamericano. Internet Archive. San Salvador : Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte. ISBN 978-99923-0-057-2.