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The Filisola's campaign in El Salvador (Spanish: Campaña de Filísola en El Salvador) took place in El Salvador, between Salvadoran and imperial forces led by General Vicente Filísola, the campaign was part of the Mexican-Salvadoran war and was decisive for the Mexican victory over El Salvador.

Filísola's campaign in El Salvador
Part of Mexican annexation of El Salvador

Portrait of Vicente Filísola
Date30 November 1822 - 21 February 1823 (2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result

Mexican victory

  • San Salvador is occupied by Mexican forces
  • San Vicente is occupied by Luis Ojeda[1][2][3]
  • End of the war with El Salvador[4][5][6][7][8]
  • Vicente Filísola becomes Head of State of El Salvador until May 7, 1823[9][10]
  • Imperial government established in El Salvador
Territorial
changes
El Salvador is annexed to the First Mexican Empire[11]
Belligerents
Mexico Mexican Empire  El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Mexico Vicente Filísola
Mexico Felipe Codallos
Mexico José Luis Ojeda
Mexico Pedro Anaya
Mexico Nicomedes Callejo
Mexico Manuel Arzú
Mexico Manuel Martínez
Mexico Francisco Miranda×
El Salvador Matías Delgado
El Salvador Manuel Arce Surrendered
El Salvador Antonio Cañas
El Salvador Mariano Prado Surrendered
El Salvador Rafael Castillo Surrendered
El Salvador Feliciano Viviani Surrendered
El Salvador Vicente Villacorta
El Salvador Máximo Cordero
El Salvador Fernando Alcolsa  
Units involved
Mexican Imperial Army El Salvador Salvadoran Force
Strength
2,612:
-2,300 infantry
-260 cavalry
-50 artillery
-2 cannons
Imperialist report
5,000:[12]
-30 Cannons

Background

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On November 12, 1822, the legislative congress of El Salvador agreed to the annexation as long as the conditions of El Salvador were accepted[a], Filísola did not accept the conditions.[14]

Portrait of José Matías Delgado who dictated the annexation of El Salvador to the United States

After this on November 22, the Congress of San Salvador, unable to avoid the march of the forces of Filísola, under the presidency of Deputy José Matías Delgado issued a resolution dictating the annexation to the United States, and commissioned Juan Manuel Rodríguez to go to the North to bring the minutes to the attention of that government.[13] On December 2, when ratifying this agreement, was ordered that the province defend and resist the invasion.[15][16]

Campaign

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The campaign begins when Filisola arrives in Santa Ana where it is occupied[17], where it ignores the provincial congress and claims the empire's jurisdiction over it.[15] On December 6, Filísola appointed Nicolás de Abós y Padilla as subordinate political chief of Santa Ana, he also ordered that the income from alcabalas, brandy, and tobacco from some populations be allocated to the support of the imperial troops.[18][19] On December 8, Santa Ana is declared annexed to the Mexican empire, on this day Captain Nicomedes de Callejo with a knife to a Salvadoran force in Metapan,[19] on December 9, Filísola and his forces raided Quezaltepeque where 10 Salvadorans die and some are taken prisoner.[20][19]

Map of the Filísola route from Santa Ana to Quezaltepeque

On December 11, his imperial troops occupied the Mipilapa hacienda between Nejapa and Apopa where he established his headquarters, [21] by then he had 800 infantry soldiers, 260 cavalry and 4 artillery pieces.[b] So I order to bring reinforcements from Guatemala, Comayagua, Chiapas and Quetzaltenango where he received reinforcements from San Miguel. The commander of the imperial division of San Miguel, had died guilty of Chinameca, on December 7 José Manuel Arce had left for San Miguel to fight the imperialists.[19] On the 12th of that same month the Battle of Chinameca was fought, Colonel Manuel Martínez had an advantageous position where he would shoot with his cannons,[22] but he was defeated by Colonel Rafael Castillo and Manuel José Arce,[19] Martínez saw him fearlessly march forward fleeing shamefully towards Jocoro.[22][23]

Portrait of Manuel José Arce who was the one who defeated Colonel Martínez

Aftermath

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ One of the conditions was not to depend on Guatemala but on Mexico[13]
  2. ^ Most were inexperienced except 450 soldiers who were Mexicans[21]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Aguilar 1995, p. 93.
  2. ^ Figeac 1938, p. 436.
  3. ^ Castañeda 1919, p. 314.
  4. ^ Montúfar 1853, p. 18.
  5. ^ Bancroft 1887, p. 64.
  6. ^ Larde Y Larin 1977, p. 35.
  7. ^ García 1940, p. 93.
  8. ^ Rodríguez 1930, p. 132.
  9. ^ Casa Presidencial.
  10. ^ Monterey 1943, p. 104.
  11. ^ Romero 1877, p. 131.
  12. ^ García 1940, p. 90.
  13. ^ a b Reyes 1910, p. 223.
  14. ^ Monterey 1996, p. 97.
  15. ^ a b Monterey 1996, p. 98.
  16. ^ Larde Y Larin 1977, p. 37.
  17. ^ Montúfar 1853, p. 16.
  18. ^ García 1940, p. 87.
  19. ^ a b c d e Monterey 1996, p. 99.
  20. ^ Vásquez Oliveira 2006, p. 112.
  21. ^ a b Vásquez Olivera 2006, p. 113.
  22. ^ a b García 1940, p. 89.
  23. ^ Larde Y Larin 1977, p. 31.

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