Intendancy of San Salvador

The Intendancy of San Salvador (Spanish: Intendencia de San Salvador) was an administrative division of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, itself an administrative division of the Viceroyalty of New Spain which was a part of the Spanish Empire.

Intendancy of San Salvador
Intendencia de San Salvador
1785–1821
Flag
Coat of arms
Territory controlled by the intendancy is shaded.
StatusSpanish colony
CapitalSan Salvador
Common languagesSpanish
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentIntendancy
King 
 1785–1788
Charles III
 1788–1808
Charles IV
 
  • 1808–1808,
  • 1813–1821
Ferdinand VII
 1808–1813
Joseph I
Colonial Intendant 
 1786–1789
José Ortiz de la Peña (first)
 1819–1821
Pedro Barriere (last)
Historical eraBourbon Reforms
 Established
1785
15 September 1821
 Disestablished
21 September 1821
Population
 117,436
1,778
 145,906
1,800
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Greater Mayorship of San Salvador
Province of San Salvador
Today part ofEl Salvador

The intendancy was formed in 1785 as a part of the Bourbon Reforms and was formed along with the intendancies of Ciudad Real, Comayagua, and León. It was dissolved in 1821 following the signing of the Act of Independence of Central America on 15 September of that year that established the United Provinces of Central America, which San Salvador joined as a province.

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