Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios | |
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Coordinates | 13°40′56″N 89°15′12″W / 13.68222°N 89.25333°W |
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School type | Military academy |
Motto | Nuestra Divisa Es, Vencer O Morir (Our Motto Is, Win or Die) |
Established | 21 February 1868 |
Founder | Francisco Dueñas |
Status | Demolished |
Closed | 8 June 2022 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 1,057 [1] (2021) |
Affiliation | Armed Forces of El Salvador |
Website |
escuelamilitar |
The Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School ( Spanish: Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios), abbreviated as the EMCGGB, was a military academy in El Salvador. It was established in 1868 and is named after Captain General Gerardo Barrios who served as President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863. It was located in Antiguo Cuscatlán, Santa Tecla, La Libertad. It was demolished in June 2022 to make way for the construction of the Estadio Nacional de El Salvador.
In 1867, a French military mission to El Salvador assisted President Francisco Dueñas in establishing a military academy for the country, which was opened on 21 February 1868 under the name Military College. [2] [3] [4] The school was established in Antiguo Cuscatlán, Santa Tecla, La Libertad. [3] Instructors at the military academy include military officers of Prussian, Chilean, American, and Salvadoran descent. [4] [5] [6]
The name of the school was officially changed to the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School, after the President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863, on 28 January 1927 by a presidential decree ordered by President Pío Romero Bosque. [4] [7] The name was again solidified by another presidential decree on 25 August 1965 by President General Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo. [4]A commemorative plaque was installed in 1982 that commemorated the class of 1936 which helped President General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez put down an indigenous and communist revolt in 1932. [6] During the military dictatorship of 1931 to 1979, the school was referred to as the "School of the Presidents" since many presidents attended the military academy. [6]
The school accepted more students than how many actually become military officers. [6] Those who endured the exercises and practices of the school graduate and became officers. [6] [8] The first women began attending the school in 2000. [9] On 30 November 2018, the Star of Captain General Gerardo Barrios was established and was awarded to military officers who graduate from the school. [10] The school had a song called the "Himno de la EMCGGB" or "Hymn of the EMCGGB." [11]
The Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School was demolished in June 2022 to make way for the construction of the Estadio Nacional de El Salvador. [12]
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Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios | |
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![]() | |
![]() The military school's exterior in 2021. | |
Location | |
| |
Coordinates | 13°40′56″N 89°15′12″W / 13.68222°N 89.25333°W |
Information | |
School type | Military academy |
Motto | Nuestra Divisa Es, Vencer O Morir (Our Motto Is, Win or Die) |
Established | 21 February 1868 |
Founder | Francisco Dueñas |
Status | Demolished |
Closed | 8 June 2022 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 1,057 [1] (2021) |
Affiliation | Armed Forces of El Salvador |
Website |
escuelamilitar |
The Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School ( Spanish: Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios), abbreviated as the EMCGGB, was a military academy in El Salvador. It was established in 1868 and is named after Captain General Gerardo Barrios who served as President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863. It was located in Antiguo Cuscatlán, Santa Tecla, La Libertad. It was demolished in June 2022 to make way for the construction of the Estadio Nacional de El Salvador.
In 1867, a French military mission to El Salvador assisted President Francisco Dueñas in establishing a military academy for the country, which was opened on 21 February 1868 under the name Military College. [2] [3] [4] The school was established in Antiguo Cuscatlán, Santa Tecla, La Libertad. [3] Instructors at the military academy include military officers of Prussian, Chilean, American, and Salvadoran descent. [4] [5] [6]
The name of the school was officially changed to the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School, after the President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863, on 28 January 1927 by a presidential decree ordered by President Pío Romero Bosque. [4] [7] The name was again solidified by another presidential decree on 25 August 1965 by President General Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo. [4]A commemorative plaque was installed in 1982 that commemorated the class of 1936 which helped President General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez put down an indigenous and communist revolt in 1932. [6] During the military dictatorship of 1931 to 1979, the school was referred to as the "School of the Presidents" since many presidents attended the military academy. [6]
The school accepted more students than how many actually become military officers. [6] Those who endured the exercises and practices of the school graduate and became officers. [6] [8] The first women began attending the school in 2000. [9] On 30 November 2018, the Star of Captain General Gerardo Barrios was established and was awarded to military officers who graduate from the school. [10] The school had a song called the "Himno de la EMCGGB" or "Hymn of the EMCGGB." [11]
The Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School was demolished in June 2022 to make way for the construction of the Estadio Nacional de El Salvador. [12]
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