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1. Who was the Spanish Commander that first invaded the area now known as El Salvador?
2. Upon finally coming into contact with the Pipil army at Acajutla in 1524, the Spanish won a shattering victory and the Pipil were destroyed.
3. What was the name of the Pipil archer who shot an arrow through de Alvarado's left knee? The archer became a national hero.
4. In which year did the Spanish gain total control of El Salvador?
5. Because of the slave trade there are many black people in El Salvador.
6. In what year did El Salvador declare independence from Spain?
7. The army of which empire besieged the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, in 1822?
8. The introduction of which European manufacturing process almost ruined the economy in El Salvador in 1879?
9. What was the war between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969 called?
10. In 1975 the Miss Universe pageant was staged at Los Chorros Turicentro just outside San Salvador.
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