Santa Tecla, El Salvador

Santa Tecla is a city in El Salvador. It is the capital of La Libertad Department. The city was named after Saint Thecla.

Santa Tecla was founded as Nueva San Salvador on August 8, 1854. It was the capital of the republic from 1855 to 1859 and became departmental capital in 1865.

Category:Cities in El Salvador
Category:1854 establishments in North America
Category:1850s establishments in El Salvador