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Tenancingo | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°59′W / 13.833°N 88.983°W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | Cuscatlán Department |
Elevation | 1,959 ft (597 m) |
Tenancingo is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador.
Tenancingo is located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the deviation of the Pan-American Highway from which it is accessed via a paved road. (Approximately 2–3 kilometers (1.2–1.9 mi) of that road are gravel).
During the pre-Columbian era, the area was inhabited by the Pipil people, additionally under the jurisdiction of Cuzcatlan.
Being a site of the Salvadoran Civil War between the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front and army around 27 September 1983, [1] it was bombed by the Salvadoran Air Force, resulting in 40–50 deaths and the populace fleeing. [2] [3] Following mediation between the rebels and military by Archbishop of San Salvador Arturo Rivera y Damas, the town was declared a "neutral zone" and 200 people's return was facilitated by the Foundation for Development and Minimum Housing. However, local Colonel Oscar Amaya was frustrated and an occupation resulted in one death. [2] Afterward, the FMLN also violated the agreement. By 20 March 1989, the town had 511 registered voters, with half voting in the 1989 election. [3]
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Tenancingo | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°59′W / 13.833°N 88.983°W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | Cuscatlán Department |
Elevation | 1,959 ft (597 m) |
Tenancingo is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador.
Tenancingo is located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the deviation of the Pan-American Highway from which it is accessed via a paved road. (Approximately 2–3 kilometers (1.2–1.9 mi) of that road are gravel).
During the pre-Columbian era, the area was inhabited by the Pipil people, additionally under the jurisdiction of Cuzcatlan.
Being a site of the Salvadoran Civil War between the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front and army around 27 September 1983, [1] it was bombed by the Salvadoran Air Force, resulting in 40–50 deaths and the populace fleeing. [2] [3] Following mediation between the rebels and military by Archbishop of San Salvador Arturo Rivera y Damas, the town was declared a "neutral zone" and 200 people's return was facilitated by the Foundation for Development and Minimum Housing. However, local Colonel Oscar Amaya was frustrated and an occupation resulted in one death. [2] Afterward, the FMLN also violated the agreement. By 20 March 1989, the town had 511 registered voters, with half voting in the 1989 election. [3]