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El Salvador

Questions about El Salvador on such topics as its population, demographics and culture

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What type of music do people in el salvador people listen to?

People in Nicaragua listen to salsa, merengue, cumbia, and also regional types of music. They have a lot of Spanish influence.

A popular music group is "Los Hermanos Mejia Godoy"

Luis Enrique is a popular artist, as well.

They also do listen to hip hop and pop music from the United States or other countries.

What is the national flower of el salvador?

It is the "Flor de Izote". Its is a relatively small tree that rarely grows to be more than 20' tall with bladed leaves that grow into a round shape similar to how palm trees grow. A white flower apears (about mid-season here in Houston) at the top and this is 'El Flor Nacional Del Salvador'.

What is El Salvador's slogan?

Dios, Patria, Libertad or in english God, Fatherland, Liberty

Who are some famous people from El Salvador?

Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández - Boxer. First Salvadorian boxer to hold a world title.

Archbishop Oscar Romero - Catholic Priest. Archbishop Romero's outspoken style captured the hearts of the poor majority and evoked hatred among the wealthy landowners and military. Killed at the altar on 24 March, 1980, by a right-wing death squad.

-The national hero of El Salvador is Father José Matías Delgado (1768-1833), who raised the first call for independence.

-A renowned political leader was Manuel José Arce (1786-1847), who fought against the Mexican empire of Iturbide and was the first president of the United Provinces of Central America.

-Prominent Salvadoran literary figures of the 19th century were Juan José Cañas (1826-1912), a poet and diplomat and the author of the Salvadoran national anthem, and Francisco E. Galindo (1850-1900), a poet and dramatist.

-Writers of note in the 20th century include Alberto Masferrer (1865-1932), an essayist and poet; Juan Ramón Uriarte (1875-1927), an essayist and educator; and Salvador Salazar Arrué (1899-1975). Juan Francisco Cisneros (1823-78) is a nationally recognized painter.

-Arts

-Alejandro Cotto, filmmaker

Edwin Arévalo, filmmaker

Pedro Ipiña, painter

Fernando Llort, painter and sculptor

Rodolfo A. Ruffatti Batlle, painter, photographer, photo shopper, poet

Victor Ruano, visual artist, filmmaker

Toño Salazar, caricaturist

Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, painter, sculptor, and author, wife of Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Adrian Bellani,(Half Salvadoran), actor, plays Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama, Passions.

-Scholars, Authors, and Educators

-Jose Samuel Ortiz, university professor, pharmacist

Rafael Olmedo Artiga, music composer

Emma Escalante Rubio (Carmen Navarro), singer

Claribel Alegría,writer

Manlio Argueta, novelist

Carlos Córdova, writer

Roque Dalton, poet

Jacinta Escudos, novelist

Pedro Geoffroy Rivas, poet, scholar

Ana Sol Gutiérrez, educator

David J. Guzmán, doctor, archeologist, botanist, writer, statesman

Claudia Lars, poet

Ignacio Martín-Baró, Social psychologist and Jesuit priest

Alberto Masferrer, intellectual

Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter.

Ramon Hernandez Quintanilla, journalist, intellectual, writer

David Escobar Galindo, poet, educator

-Entertainment

-Big Ceaze, Latino rap artist

DJ Keoki, Techno DJ

Johnny Lopez, member of Crooked Stilo, Latino rap group

Victor Lopez, member of Crooked Stilo, Latino rap group

Álvaro Torres, singer

Stevan Jose Batlle, P**n Star

-Heroes and Martyrs

-José Matías Delgado, national hero

Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán, national hero

Óscar Romero, former Archbishop and martyr

-Fashion Designers and Models

-Francesca Miranda Fashion Designer

Miguel Ángel Cerna

Christy Turlington (Half Salvadoran), supermodel (born January 2, 1969 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American supermodel

María Isabel Arrieta Gálvez The only Central American to win second place in the global contest "Miss Universe." (1955)

-Past and Current Political Figures

-Ana Maria, guerrilla leader

Lynda Barros, Latina Civil Rights Activist

Gerardo Barrios, liberal president

Armando Calderón Sol, former president

Cayetano Carpio, guerrilla leader

Antonio Claramount Lucero, "eternal" presidential candidate

Alfredo Cristiani, former president

Roberto D'Aubuisson, politician, ARENA founder

José Napoleón Duarte, former president

Liz Figueroa, California state senator

Francisco Flores, former president

Rutilio Grande, martyred priest

Schafik Hándal, guerrilla leader and presidential candidate

Álvaro Magaña, banker and interim president

Alejandro Melendez, san Sebastian volunteer/leader

Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, dictator-president

Miguel Mármol, labor union activist

Sigifredo Ochoa, colonel and ARENA deputy

Farabundo Martí, communist leader

Antonio Saca, current president

Guillermo Ungo, opposition leader and former vice-president

Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, defense minister, convicted of human rights abuses

Joaquín Villalobos, guerrilla leader

Rubén Zamora, opposition leader

José Inocencio Alas, "Chencho", former priest and activist

-Athletes

Ronald Cerritos, footballer, in the MLS

Mauricio Cienfuegos, footballer, former player for the Los Angeles Galaxy

Jose Cortez, NFL Football

Raúl Díaz Arce, footballer in the MLS

Jorge González, footballer, better known as el Mágico González

Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, Boxer, holds the Jr. Lightweight world title

Eliseo Quintanilla, footballer, in the MLS

Jorge Rodríguez, footballer, in the MLS

Jaime Rodriguez, footballer, former player of the Bayer Uerdingen

Hugo Perez, footballer, born in El Salvador, played for united states in the 1994 world cup and 1984 summer olympic games

Rosemary Casals, Salvadoran parents, American tennis.

What type of economic system does El Salvador have?

They have a mixed market in most places, but also have a traditional economy in rural areas.

Why did the US help train soldiers in El Salvador in the 1980s?

US helped El Salvador AFTER the war was over to reconstruct and rebuild their economy. USA forgave all debt of El Salvador in 1993. USA and El Salvador have both helped Israel. Today El Salvador has thousands of troops in Iraq. Also El Salvador is exporting annualy aproxametly 10 billion dollars of products

Are El Salvador marriages recognized in the USA?

A marriage that is valid and documented in El Salvador would be valid in the US.

When did the president of El Salvador become president?

Mauricio Funes was elected to a 5-year term and was inaugurated on June 1, 2009.

How many people died in el salvador genocide?

About 200,000 Guatemalans where killed or "disappeared" in the forty years following the CIA coup in 1954, which installed a US backed military junta. The bloodiest phase of this repression occured in the 1981-1983 period, durin which, Guatemalan security forces massacred between 100,000 and 150,000 Guatemalans, mostly native Mayans accused of being leftist insurgents. The US government provided massive shipments of arms and provided training to aid in this "counterinsurgency" effort, which by the UN's definition constituted genocide, as it's primary targets where Mayans.

Who is the president and Vice president of El Salvador?

Mauricio Funes (born 18 October 1959) was the President of El Salvador in 2012. Funes became President of El Salvador on June 1, 2009, succeeding President Antonio Saca (served 2005-2009).

Why did reagan support rebellions in afghanistan Nicaragua el salvador and grenada?

Proxy wars were a big part of the Cold War. The United States and Soviet Union hosted a number of them throughout the world in order to vie for influence in these regions, and prevent the other side from gaining influence.

In the case of El Salvador, Reagan did not support a rebellion but a democratic government elected in 1984.

How many times does El Salvador fit in Mexico?

With 1,972,550 square kilometers (761,606 sq mi) vs. 21,040 square kilometers (8,124 sq mi), almost 94 countries the size of El Salvador would fit inside Mexico.

Do they sale jordans in EL salvador?

yes they sell it in the capitol of el salvador in multiplaza mall

What is the difference between el salvadorian and el salvadoran?

The correct form to talk about a person from El Salvador is SALVADORAN or SALVADORIAN. There are two correct forms.

How do people interact with other people in el salvador?

Every single way that you do asker. Phone, text, facebook, letters, face2face, email, etc.