Republic of El Salvador

State · 1840–2026 CE · at its largest around 1840 CE

The smallest Central American republic, which became an independent state after the federation collapsed, with an economy later built on coffee.

On its lands while it lasted

• Óscar Romero (1917 CE – 1980 CE): Archbishop of San Salvador who spoke out against poverty and repression; assassinated while celebrating Mass and later canonized.

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