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Battle of Acajutla
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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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Battle of Acajutla | |||||||
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Part of the Spanish conquest of El Salvador | |||||||
![]() Depiction of a battle between Spaniards and their allies, against Pipil warriors. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() Mexican and Kaqchikel auxiliaries |
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Pedro de Alvarado | Atlácatl | ||||||
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250 Spaniards 6,000 auxiliaries[1] | Thousands of Pipil warriors |
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