Fourteen Families Explained

The Fourteen Families (Spanish: Spanish; Castilian: Catorce Familias) was a term used to label and refer to the oligarchy of El Salvador during the country's period known as the "Coffee Republic" from 1871 to 1927.^{[1] [2]} The families controlled most of the land in the country.

See also

• Coffee production in El Salvador

References

Citations

General and cited references

• Book: Federal Research Division Library of Congress. Haggerty. Richard A.. El Salvador: A Country Study. 1990. Washington, D.C.. The Library of Congress. 14 March 2021. 2.

Notes and References

1. Haggerty 1990, p. 10
2. Web site: The Eclipse of the Oligarchs. The New York Times. 6 September 1981. 14 March 2021.