Aguilares, El Salvador

Coordinates: 13°57′N 89°11′W / 13.950°N 89.183°W / 13.950; -89.183
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Aguilares
Municipality
UTC-6

Aguilares is a

Sugar cane cultivation is the major economic activity for the area.[citation needed
]

The municipality is divided into five administrative divisions, called cantones: Florida, Las Tunas, Pinalitos, Pishishapa, and Los Mangos.[

La Libertad Department
) and El Paisnal.

Toponymy

The municipality was named in honor of Nicolás [es], Vicente [es], and Manuel Aguilar, leaders in the Salvadoran independence movement.[citation needed]

History

In the 1970s, the associated

Archbishop of San Salvador Óscar Romero's homily as images of the crucified Christ.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Catholic Transcript, Volume LXX, Number 13, 5 August 1977: The Catholic Transcript". The Catholic Transcript. 5 August 1977. p. 11.
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13°57′N 89°11′W / 13.950°N 89.183°W / 13.950; -89.183