Victoria, El Salvador Explained

Victoria
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:El Salvador
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in El Salvador
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: El Salvador
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Cabañas Department
Leader Name1:Juan Antonio Ramos (ARENA)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:13.95°N -126°W
Elevation M:771

Victoria is a municipality in the Cabañas department of El Salvador. Ciudad Victoria is home to a community-based radio station, Radio Victoria.

History

In October 1981, an unknown number of civilians were killed in Victoria during the Santa Cruz massacre.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23 February 2015 . God Alone was with Us: The Santa Cruz Massacre . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516150816/https://unfinishedsentences.org/reports/santa-cruz/ . 2023-05-16 . 2023-07-02 . Unfinished Sentences . Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law.