Capitulation of Gualcince

The Capitulation of Gualcince occurred during the annexation of El Salvador to Mexico, on February 21, 1823, when Vicente Filísola after occupying San Salvador continued with a division and forced him to surrender his weapons and surrender.

Capitulación of Gualcince
Part of the Mexican annexation of Central America
Date 21 February 1823 Location Gualcince, Honduras Result Mexican Victory
Belligerents
First Mexican Empire	El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Vicente Filisola	Manuel José Arce  Mariano Prado  Rafael Castillo
Strength
Unknown	800
Casualties and losses
None	None

Background

Before the fall of San Salvador, the army evacuated the city, under the command of Colonel Antonio José Cañas; General Manuel José Arce was carried in a bunk, due to his serious illness. In the city of Olocuilta, the Salvadoran Army organizes and forms a War Junta, which decided to go to the city of Granada to help the anti-imperialists, gave command of the troop Colonel Antonio José Cañas, appointing Colonel Feliciano Viviani as Second Chief; they evacuated the city and went to Honduras through Zacatecoluca.

The capitulation

After Vicente Filísola captured San Salvador he continued with a division after the Salvadoran force under the command of Colonels Rafael Castillo and Mariano Prado and forced them to deliver their weapons in Gualcince. There Filísola not only issued and officers who wanted to leave the province in this way ended the war with El Salvador.

Aftermath

Arce went to the United States of the North, and from the British establishment of Belize he wrote to Filisola thanking him for his human and generous behavior; but without denying by his expressions the firmness and dignity of his character Delgado remained in a hacienda.

On March 6 the Brigadier Vicente Filísola appoints Colonel Felipe Codallos, Mayor and Governor of the province of El Salvador, and leaves for Guatemala.

See also

• Mariano Prado
• Manuel José Arce
• Central America under Mexican rule