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Informative Speech On El Salvador

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I am Garnet Gyaase and I am going to talk about the flag of El Salvador, and the meaning behind it. The name of my country is El Salvador. It is located under Guatemala and Honduras, in Central America. The flag of El Salvador was officially adopted May 17, 1912. The blue and white are the original colors used by the Provinces of Central America. The United provinces are now known as, Yucantan, Maya, Campeche, Belize, Izabal, Los Altos, Soconusco, Miskita, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. All of the provinces convened in Guatemala, and on July 1,1823, it declared the independence of the former kingdom under the name of” The United Provinces of Central America.” Above the volcanoes is a red Phrygian capon, and a staff before the golden sun, and the date of September 15th, 1821, independence was declared to be on that day. …show more content…

The United Provinces of Central America). There is a scroll which states the national motto of El Salvador. Which is “ Dios, Unión, Libertad”. Which means, “ God, Union, Liberty”. All of that is surrounded by Laurel Garland, which is tied together under the National flag. Laurel Garland is divide into 14 different parts, which symbolizes the 14 Departments. I am going to list the 14 departments and some facts about them. The Ahuachapàn department , it is in the west of the country. The capital is Ahuachapàn. The Cabañas department, the capital is Sensuntepeque. It is one of the coldest regions in El Salvador. The Chalatenango department, it is located in the northwest of the country. It has 220,000 and more inhabitants in it. The Cuscatlán department, it is located in the center of the country. It has 200,00 and more inhabitants in it. The La Libertad department, the capital is Santa Tecla. It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The La Paz department, the capital is

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