During the Salvadoran Civil War, the region was considered a stronghold for the rebel Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.
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In 1832, Anastasio Aquino led an indigenous revolt against Criollos and Mestizos in Santiago Nonualco, a small town in the province of San Vicente.