San Pedro Perulapán
| San Pedro Perulapán | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  San Pedro Perulapán Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°46′N 89°2′W / 13.767°N 89.033°WCoordinates: 13°46′N 89°2′W / 13.767°N 89.033°W | |
| Country |
 El Salvador |
| Department | Cuscatlán Department |
| Elevation | 1,965 ft (599 m) |
San Pedro Perulapán is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador. San Pedro Perulapán is a town whose origins are pre-Columbian; it received the title of city on April 28, 1921.[1] The Battle of San Pedro Perulapán occurred here on September 25, 1839, in which Francisco Morazán with 800 Salvadorans defeated 2,000 Honduran and Nicaraguan forces during the break-up of the Federal Republic of Central America.[2] A bell tower in the town still has the bell whose toll announced the victory of the Salvadorans.[1] The parish church contains an image of Saint Peter that still has the bullet hole it received during this battle.[1] From the peak of the bell tower one can see the volcano of Guazapa.[1]
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