Pipil of Cuzcatlán

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The Pipil of Cuzcatlán were a Nahua-speaking indigenous people of western El Salvador who established a powerful pre-Columbian kingdom centered in Cuzcatlán.

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Pipil of Cuzcatlán canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nahua people
indigenous people
pre-Columbian civilization
capital Cuzcatlán NERFINISHED
centeredIn Cuzcatlán NERFINISHED
conflictWith Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
conqueredBy Pedro de Alvarado NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
continent North America
country El Salvador
culture Mesoamerican culture
currency cacao beans
descendedFrom Nahua migrants from central Mexico
economy cacao cultivation
cotton cultivation
maize agriculture
trade
engagedIn regional trade networks
ethnicGroupOf El Salvador NERFINISHED
floruit c. 11th century
c. 15th century
governmentType monarchy
heritageSite archaeological sites in western El Salvador
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Central America NERFINISHED
mainLanguage Nawat NERFINISHED
Pipil language NERFINISHED
notableCity Cuzcatlán NERFINISHED
Izalco NERFINISHED
Sonsonate NERFINISHED
partOf Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
politicalStructure city-state network
kingdom
practiced military warfare
presentDayDescendants Pipil people of El Salvador NERFINISHED
region western El Salvador
relatedEthnicGroup Aztecs NERFINISHED
Lenca NERFINISHED
Nicarao NERFINISHED
religion Mesoamerican polytheism
socialClass commoners
nobility
slaves
timePeriod Late Postclassic period
Postclassic period
tradedWith Maya peoples NERFINISHED
other Nahua groups
usedCalendar 260-day ritual calendar
365-day solar calendar
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar NERFINISHED
usedScript pictographic writing

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Spanish conquest of El Salvador opponent Pipil of Cuzcatlán