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SAN VICENTE

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 198 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SAN
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VICENTE  , the
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capital of the
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department of
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San
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Vicente,
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Salvador; 30 M . E. of San Salvador, on the
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river Acahuapa, a
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left-
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hand tributary of the Lempa . Pop . (19o5) about 18,000 . San Vicente is situated in a volcanic region abounding in hot springs and geysers . The
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volcano of San Vicente, the highest in the department, reaches an
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altitude of more than 7000 ft . The
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city is surrounded by
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indigo and
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tobacco plantations, and has considerable
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commerce, a large portion of which is transacted at the All
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Saints'
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fair, held annually on the 1st of
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November . Shoes, hats,
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cloth,
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silk,
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spirits and cigars are manufactured here . San ''i cente was founded in 1634 on the site of Tehuacan, an
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ancient
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Indian city . For one
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year (1839–1840) it was the capital of the
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republic .

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