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Battle of Acajutla
Part of the Spanish conquest of El Salvador

Depiction of a battle between Spaniards and their allies, against Pipil warriors.
Date8 June 1524
Location
Acajutla in modern day El Salvador
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Empire
Mexican and Kaqchikel auxiliaries
Battle of Acajutla Cuzcatlan
Commanders and leaders
Pedro de Alvarado Atlácatl
Strength

250 Spaniards

6,000 auxiliaries[1]
Thousands of Pipil warriors

The Battle of Acajutla took place on June 8, 1524, between the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado and the standing army of Cuzcatlan Pipils, an indigenous Nahua state, in the neighborhood of present-day Acajutla, near the coast of western El Salvador.

  1. ^ Historia 1 y 2 El Salvador (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación. 2009. ISBN 978-99923-63-68-3.

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