Guacotecti is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Cabañas department of
El Salvador.
History
Guacotecti already existed in the first half of the 16th century when
Spaniards
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both in ...
came here. Although founded and inhabited by Lenca tribes, Guacotecti was conquered at the end of the 15th century by Yaqui or Pipil warriors. Indeed, Guacotecti, in Nahuatl language, means "High Priest of the Treasures".
References
{{Cabañas Department
Municipalities of the Cabañas Department