Tejutepeque is a district in the Cabañas department of El Salvador.[1] It has a population of 20,000.[citation needed]

Tejutepeque

History

Tejutepeque is thought to be one of 59 surviving settlements that already existed in 1524 when the Spanish first arrived in what is now El Salvador. It became a municipality in 1847 and was incorporated into Cabañas in 1873, having formerly been part of the Cuscatlán department. It officially became a town in 1879 and a city in 1996.[1]

The name of the municipality is composed of the Nahuat words “tejut” or “texut” meaning “embers”, and “tepec” meaning “hill”.[1]

Traditions

Each October, the municipality has festivities in honor of its patron saint, Saint Raphael the Archangel. It also holds a special procession on Palm Sunday.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b c d Herrera, Alejandro (11 October 2023). "Tejutepeque, Cerro de las Brasas". Guanacos (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tejutepeque
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