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KEEP CALM AND EAST ON<br />
The Eastern of <strong>El</strong> <strong>Salvador</strong> is composed by 4 departments which are San Miguel, Usulután,<br />
Morazán, La Union, and we want you to know a little of these places …<br />
San Miguel<br />
San Miguel is a department of <strong>El</strong><br />
<strong>Salvador</strong> <strong>in</strong> the eastern part of the country.<br />
The capital is San Miguel. It has 2,077 km²<br />
and a population of over 450,000<br />
San Miguel was first known as San Miguel<br />
de la Frontera. The city was founded by<br />
Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530, where it<br />
is now Santa <strong>El</strong>ena. This territory was part<br />
of the Lenca Pr<strong>in</strong>cipality at the time of the<br />
conquest. On July 11, 1812 it was given the<br />
title of "Noble y Leal Ciudad" (noble and<br />
loyal city). It was made a department on<br />
June 12, 1824. San Miguel is the third most<br />
important city of the country, its<br />
characterized by its warm climate and all<br />
the beautiful places you can visit there, is<br />
called “La Perla de Oriente” and it has the<br />
biggest celebration of the Country, “<strong>El</strong><br />
Carnaval de San Miguel” <strong>in</strong> honor of “La<br />
Virgen de la Paz”<br />
This department has been the birthplace<br />
of illustrious personages of national<br />
history, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Gerardo Barrios, David<br />
J. Guzman, Juan Jose Cañas, Francisco<br />
Gavidia and Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo<br />
Romero.<br />
But is also known for its volcano, the<br />
Chaparrastique.
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