Salvadoran campaign of 1832

The Salvadoran Campaign of 1832 or the Salvadoran Rebellion of 1832 was a military conflict in El Salvador in 1832.

Salvadoran Campaign of 1832
Francisco Morazán
Date March 14–28, 1832 Location El Salvador Result Federal victory José María Cornejo is overthrown Federal rule in El Salvador is restored
Combatants
Federal Republic of Central America  Guatemala  Honduras  Nicaragua	El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Morazán Dionisio de Herrera Mariano Gálvez	José María Cornejo

Background

In 1824, the Federal Republic of Central America had been formed, which was a loose federation of 5 Republics : Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. A Civil War (1826-1829) had brought the Liberal General Francisco Morazán to power.

Conflict

In 1832, public order was disturbed, as revolutionary unrest broke out, almost at the same time, in three places in the Republic of El Salvador, on the coasts of Northern Honduras and in Soconusco. This had been planned by Conservatives who had been defeated in the First Central American Civil War in Guatemala in 1829, supported by Archbishop of Guatemala Fray Ramón Casaus y Torres, who was exiled in Havana.^[1]

When President Morazán learned that the Head of El Salvador, Jose Maria Cornejo, had contacts with exiled Conservatives, and conspired to change the order of things established by triumph of the liberal party in 1829, he moved to Santa Ana, in January 1832, where he received, from the rebel leader, a strict order to leave that territory.

In view of this hostile actions, the Federal Congress authorized the President to reduce by arms Head of State Cornejo, who was already threatening to separate El Salvador from the Federal Pact. General Morazán, with enough troops, and aided effectively by the governments of Guatemala and Nicaragua, chaired by Mariano Gálvez and Dionisio Herrera respectively, marched to El Salvador, defeated Cornejo on the following March 14 in the plains of Jocoro, and forced him to take refuge in the capital of the State, which he decided to defend at all costs.^[2][3][4]

The federals attacked the city, by Milingo, Soyapango and Agua Caliente, and after two hours of close fighting, in the streets of the town, they took over the city on March 28, 1832. Cornejo and his main chiefs and officers were imprisoned in Guatemala, and he was replaced as Head of State of El Salvador by Mariano Prado.^[5]

Further reading

• Francisco Morazán
• Biography of Francisco Morazán
• Biography of Francisco Morazán by InfoRed.us

References

1. Villacorta Calderón, page 160
2. Vera, Robustiano (1899). Apuntes para la historia de Honduras (in Spanish). Imp. de "El Correo,".
3. Nicaragua (1873). Código de la lejislacion de la República de Nicaragua en Centro-America (in Spanish). Imprenta de "El Centro-Americano".
4. Argueta, Mario (1999). La primera generación liberal: fallas y aciertos (1829-1842) (in Spanish). Banco Central de Honduras. ISBN 978-99926-11-02-9.
5. C, José Antonio Villacorta Calderón Villacorta (1916). Curso de historia de la América Central para uso de los institutos y escuelas normales (in Spanish). Arenales hijos.