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==History== | ==History== | ||
* | *Bloody consecutive battles between the government forces of Rafael Carrera and the faction called Los Lucios characterize the region called Guastatoya (the capital of El Progresso). The Lucios took up arms at the fall of then President Mariano Rivera Paz. The troops of Guastatoya were an important part of General Justo Rufino Barrios' attempt to rebuild the Central American Union by force in 1885. | ||
* The department was created on April 13, 1908. | |||
* The Department of El Progreso has a population of approximately 140,000 people. <ref>Wikipedia Collaborators, "El Progreso (Guatemala)," In ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'', https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Progreso_(Guatemala). Visited 29 June 2017.</ref> | |||
==Municipalities== | ==Municipalities== | ||