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'''Anamorós''' is a [[Municipalities of El Salvador|municipality]] in the [[La Unión Department|La Unión department]] of [[El Salvador]].<ref name=":0" />
The associated [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] [[parish]] was the first post of future archbishop and martyr [[Óscar Romero]].
==History==
The name of Anamorós is believed to come from the [[Lencan languages|Lenca]] language meaning Maizal (Corn field).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Franco |first=Coca |last2=Francisco |first2=Juan |last3=Benitez |first3=Díaz |last4=Edilberto |first4=Saúl |date=May 2008 |title=Monografías de los Municipios: Anamorós, San Alejo, Yayantique y Yucuaiquín |url=https://ri.ues.edu.sv/id/eprint/18137/1/50105193.pdf |journal=[[Monografía del Departamento de La Unión]] |pages=43 |via=Universidad de El Salvador}}</ref> However there are other possible interpretations.<ref name=":0" />
It is unknown when the village of Anamorós was first founded. There are some recorded documents suggesting that it may be between 1574 and 1689.<ref name=":1">Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural, Coordinación de Zonas y Monumentos históricos – CONCULTURA, Ficha de Centros Históricos, La Unión Anamorós, Pág.3</ref> With the name and its location in the middle of Lenca former territory, there is no doubt the Lenca people were in Anamorós before the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]], but Jorge Larde y Larin (from El Salvador´s Ministry of Culture) claims it was not really a village or town prior to [[Spanish conquest of El Salvador|Spanish Conquest]], saying such a thing was not mentioned in the ancient chronicles.<ref>Larde y Larín, Jorge, El Salvador Historia de sus Pueblos Villas y Ciudades, Departamento Editorial del Ministerio de Cultura, San Salvador 1957; Pág. 45.</ref>
=== Brief Timeline ===
==== ''During El Salvador's Colonial Era (1528-1811)'' ====
* In 1530, the Spanish founded the city of [[San Miguel, El Salvador|San Miguel]] to begin conquering the Lenca people in the eastern half of present-day El Salvador.<ref>Olson and Shadle 1991, p. 199.</ref>
* In 1536, San Miguel was destroyed by one of the largest organized resistances of indigenous people of Latin America, led by Lenca ruler, [[Lempira (Lenca ruler)|Lempira]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2015-06-06 |title=San Miguel (municipio) |url=https://www.municipiosdeelsalvador.com/san-miguel/san-miguel-municipio |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Municipios de El Salvador |language=es-ES}}</ref> His influence was spread all over the majority of [[Honduras]] and the Lenca (Potones) of Eastern El Salvador which would have included Anamorós.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cultura Lenca |url=https://pueblosoriginarios.com/meso/maya/lenca/lenca.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=pueblosoriginarios.com}}</ref> The Spanish soon retaliated and defeated the resistance.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=November 1966 |title=1966 W. Edward Chamberlain Lecture |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/87.5.963c |journal=Radiology |volume=87 |issue=5 |pages=963–963 |doi=10.1148/87.5.963c |issn=0033-8419}}</ref>
* In 1737 the lands of Anamorós were measured and divided by the government.
* In 1740, there was a population of 28 of which no Catholic Church was founded yet.<ref name=":1" />
* In 1770, Anamorós was a village in the parish of Gotera, with 170 inhabitants and 72 families (found in the census data collected by the Archbishop Pedro Cortes y Larraz).
* In 1786, Anamorós joined the Gotera ''district''.
* In 1807, it was head of the parish Anamorós, with the villages of [[Polorós]] and [[Lislique]] as annexes.
==== ''After the [[Federal Republic of Central America|United Provinces of Central America]] dissolved (1840)'' ====
* In 1871, it obtained the title of town <ref>Alcaldía Municipal de Anamorós, “Programa Oficial de las Fiestas Patronales de la Ciudad de Anamorós, del 12 al 17 de Agosto de 2004”</ref>
* In 1972, Anamorós finally gained the title of city as "Ciudad de Anamorós."<ref>Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio Cultura, op. cit., Pág. 3.</ref>
=== Civil War (1979-1992) ===
Between January 1980 and July 1991, El Salvador was in a [[Salvadoran Civil War|civil war]], fought between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and the [[Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front|FMLN]] front guerrillas.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Betancur |first=Belisario |last2=Figueredo |first2=Reinaldo |last3=Buergenthal |first3=Thomas |date=1993 |title=Report of the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador |url=https://www.usip.org/publications/1992/07/truth-commission-el-salvador |journal=From Madness to Hope: the 12-year war in El Salvador |publication-date=January 26, 2001 |via=USIP Library}}</ref> During this time many guerrilleros from the FMLN movement and soldiers from the government would be guilty of violence and human rights violations (the militant government, so far, is known to be guilty of far more than half of it).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenblum |first=Marc R |date=2007 |title=Civil War: El Salvador (1979-1992) |url=https://omnilogos.com/civil-war-el-salvador-1979-1992/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=Omnilogos.com}}</ref>
Specifically, in Anamorós: In November 1983, 135 Salvadoran soldiers surrendered to the FMLN.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 20, 1984 |title=Reagan's Puppet Army Cracking: Salvadoran Rebels Must Go For Victory Now! |url=https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/workersvanguard/1984/0346_20_01_1984.pdf |work=Workers Vanguard |pages=15}}</ref> That same month, the prisoners of war were later released to the ICRC.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 19, 1984 |title=United Nations Economic and Social Council |url=https://uvallsc.s3.amazonaws.com/travaux/s3fs-public/E-CN_4-1984-25.pdf?null |journal=Commission on Human Rights |volume=40 |issue=12 |pages=38}}</ref>  In the middle of the road, a fourteen-year-old was hurt by an FMLN mine sometime in August 1985.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=American Embassy of San Salvador |date=February 26, 1986 |title=GUERRILLA MINES CLAIM MANY SALVADORAN CIVILIAN LIVES IN 1985 |url=https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/public/2023-10/40-219-6927378-006-012-2023.pdf |journal=Central America Information (12 of 21) |series=Green, Max: Files, 1985-1988 |pages=5 |via=Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections}}</ref> A well-known photojournalist, [[Scott Wallace (photojournalist)|Scott Wallace]], has passed through the area of Anamorós and documented his experience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salvador-Nicaragua {{!}} Scott Wallace |url=https://scottwallace.com/gallery/salvador-nicaragua/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Post-War and Gang Violence (1993-2019) ===
El Salvador post war era was marked with a rejuvenation of democracy and government reformation,<ref>{{Cite web |title=La guerra civil en El Salvador (1980-1992) - El Salvador mi país |url=https://www.elsalvadormipais.com/la-guerra-civil-en-el-salvador |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.elsalvadormipais.com}}</ref> but it also paved way for organized crime. The ruling parties (that were once the civil war factions) were unable to deal with the gangs terrorizing inside and outside the country.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Papadovassilakis |first=Alex |date=2023-12-06 |title=Cómo el gobierno de Bukele sometió a las pandillas: resumen y principales hallazgos |url=http://insightcrime.org/es/investigaciones/como-gobierno-bukele-sometio-pandillas/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=InSight Crime |language=es-ES}}</ref> Anamorós was no exception from being a victim (or target) of gang activity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 17, 2017 |title=Viajaban a Anamorós para cometer hechos delictivos |url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Viajaban-a-Anamoros-para-cometer-hechos-delictivos-20170117-0102.html |work=La Prensa Gráfica}}</ref>
=== Nuevas Ideas (2019-present) ===
The country of El Salvador has seen the largest positive change since [[Nayib Bukele]] have become President of El Salvador. His new party, [[Nuevas Ideas]] "''New Ideas''", was the first one to come into power since the political domination of the two post war parties FMLN and [[Nationalist Republican Alliance|ARENA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-29 |title=FMLN y Arena, las claves de una oposición en peligro de extinción en El Salvador |url=https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/fmln-arena-claves-oposici%C3%B3n-peligro-150952276.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Yahoo News |language=es-US}}</ref> Following a sudden increase in gang violence in March 2022, Bukele and the Legislative Assembly declared a one-month emergency regime, suspending constitutional rights and relaxing the rules for making arrests. Since then, as part of a ruthless anti-gang campaign, security forces have arrested more than 77,000 people.<ref name=":2" /> In November 2023, the government captured a gang leader who attempted to flee to Anamorós.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Cae líder de pandillas en control vehícular en Anamorós, La Unión {{!}} Noticias de El Salvador {{!}} El Urbano News - Noticias Sin Intermediarios |url=https://elurbano.news/nacional/cae-lider-de-pandillas-en-control-vehicular-en-anamoros-la-union/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=El Urbano News |language=es}}</ref>
Now the city of Anamorós enjoys a time of relative peace and economic improvement. Real estate development is expected to increase by 70%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=Construcción de casas avanza en un 70 % en Anamorós, La Unión – Diario El Salvador |url=https://diarioelsalvador.com/construccion-de-casas-avanza-en-un-70-en-anamoros-la-union/350723/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |language=es}}</ref> Tourism has increased, and now the city awaits the announced project of a new airport in the department of La Unión,<ref>{{Cite web |last=INFO |first=El Salvador |date=2023-10-18 |title=El Salvador’s Airport of the Pacific: Prospects and Challenges |url=https://elsalvadorinfo.net/el-salvador-pacific-airport/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=El Salvador INFO |language=en-us}}</ref> whereas before the nearest international airports were in [[San Salvador]] (the only one in El Salvador, but on the opposite side of the country), or [[Toncontín International Airport|Tegucigalpa]], Honduras (technically closer to Anamorós but in a different country).
== Name Origin ==
The name of Anamorós comes from the [[Lenca]] language of [[Salvadoran Lenca|Potón]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brito |first=Publicado por Luis Montes |title=Topónimo del municipio Anamorós, Departamento de La Unión, República de El Salvador, Centro América |url=http://www.compartiendomiopinion.com/2021/03/toponimo-del-municipio-anamoros.html |access-date=2024-03-26 |language=es}}</ref> It has three possible meanings:
* ''Corn field'' (or a place where corn can be found) in Spanish: "''Maizal''" Anam = corn, Oro,Oros = locative suffix
* ''Eaters of Zapote'' Amo = Zapote, Ros = to eat
* ''Place of lizards'' (or geckos) Anam = lizard, Oro,Oros = locative suffix<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2015-07-06 |title=Anamorós |url=https://www.municipiosdeelsalvador.com/la-union/anamoros |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Municipios de El Salvador |language=es-ES}}</ref>
== Culture ==
[[File:Dibujo de la Iglesia Católica Parroquia Nuestra Señora Virgen de la Asunción.jpg|thumb|Drawing of the Catholic Church Paish: Nuestra Señora Virgen de la Asunción]]
=== Church ===
Like most towns established or organized by the Spanish, Anamorós has a Catholic Church in the main town square named: ''Iglesia Católica Parroquia Nuestra Señora Virgen de la Asunción''.
=== Festivities ===
The ''Fiestas Patronales'' (patron saint festivities) of Anamorós are celebrated from the 10th to 16 August in honor of the Virgin of Asunción.<ref name=":0" />
=== Legends ===
One famous legend involves one of the geological features prominent in Anamorós.
The Legend goes: Many years ago, in a place inhabited by Indians, the chief of Cedros and the Indians of Anamorós were at odds. The chief of Cedros, transforming into a large snake, attempted to destroy Anamorós. However, an Indian from Anamorós, aware of this threat, built a hill of stones to locate the snake. When the snake passed under the hill, the Anamorós Indian killed it with a poisoned arrow, dividing his body in two. The head formed a deep pool known as the “Poza Bruja" (accursed pool) and the tail formed another pool called the “Medina pool.” The hill was left in the shape of a snake, known as “Cerro de la Culebra”, and the stone hill built by the Anamorós Indian remained as a monument to his defense against the enemy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-16 |title=El cerro de la culebra |url=https://leyendasdeelsalvador.com/el-cerro-de-la-culebra |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Leyendas de El Salvador |language=es-ES}}</ref>
== Administration ==
The municipality is divided into 8 [[Canton (administrative division)|cantons]] (a rural administrative division) and 84 hamlets, which are:
* Agua Blanca
* Cordoncillo
* El Carbonal
* El Cedro
* El Tizate
* Huertas Viejas
* Terreritos
* Tulima<ref name=":0" />[[File:Vista de Pueblo de anamoros la union.jpg|thumb|296x296px]]
== Industry, Commerce and Communications ==
The industry in the city is varied. There are clay derivative factories, concentrate factories, welding workshops, among others.
There is the production of panela candy, dairy products, hammocks, cast nets, comales and clay pots. There are also pharmacies, hardware stores, agricultural services, stores and other small businesses.
The city of Anamorós's paved roads are connected with the city of [[Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador|Santa Rosa de Lima]], with the city of [[Nueva Esparta, El Salvador|Nueva Esparta]], with [[Lislique]] and with [[El Sauce, El Salvador|El Sauce]].
Anamorós is the headquarters of the company ''Anamorós Televisión S.A. of C.V.'' (owner of the cable television system and residential internet through fiber optics.) It has a network that covers the municipalities of Anamorós, Lislique, Nueva Esparta, El Sauce, Polorós, Pasaquina, Santa Rosa de Lima and some areas of Concepción de Oriente.
There are 2 local channels transmitted by cable: ATV Channel 17 "the signal that is seen" (property of Anamorós Televisión S.A. of C.V.) and TVC La Asunción Channel 68 (property of the Nuestra Señora Virgen de la Asunción Parish Catholic Church.)
==Sports==
The local football club is named C.D. SAN CARLOS and it currently plays in the Salvadoran THIRD Division.
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