What the records say
- When
- 18 Jun 1524
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.59° N, 89.83° W
- Description
- 1524 battle during the conquest of the region of El Salvador
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Acajutla
1524 battle during the conquest of the region of El Salvador
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.
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