San Vicente, El Salvador
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San Vicente is a municipality
in the San Vicente
department
of El Salvador
. It was founded by 50 Spanish families in 1635, under the Tempisque tree, which is still standing today.
One point of interest is the Tower of San Vicente, designed by French Architect Eugenio Basilio Crepiat (the spanish version of his name), located at the center of the city in Cañas Park. It was damaged by an earthquake
in 2001. Repairs have since been made, and the tower is once again the hub of many festivities. The city has several local festivals, which take place in Cañas Park. Among these are the gastronomic festivals, which are usually held every month.
San Vicente is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente
.
It has many public schools, including one for children with disabilities, as well as two colleges.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the San Vicente
San Vicente Department
San Vicente is a department of El Salvador in the center of the country. The capital is San Vicente. On October 4, 1834, San Vicente City of Austria and Lorenzana was made the capital of State of El Salvador during the Federal Republic of Central America...
department
Departments of El Salvador
||A list of the departments of El Salvador in alphabetical order.Department :# Ahuachapán # Cabañas # Chalatenango # Cuscatlán # La Libertad # La Paz...
of El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. It was founded by 50 Spanish families in 1635, under the Tempisque tree, which is still standing today.
One point of interest is the Tower of San Vicente, designed by French Architect Eugenio Basilio Crepiat (the spanish version of his name), located at the center of the city in Cañas Park. It was damaged by an earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
in 2001. Repairs have since been made, and the tower is once again the hub of many festivities. The city has several local festivals, which take place in Cañas Park. Among these are the gastronomic festivals, which are usually held every month.
San Vicente is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.-Ordinaries:*Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y Quintanilla, S.D.B. *José Oscar Barahona Castillo...
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It has many public schools, including one for children with disabilities, as well as two colleges.