Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School
The Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School (Spanish: ), abbreviated as the EMCGGB, is a military academy in El Salvador. It was established in 1868 and is named after Captain General Gerardo Barrios who served as President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863. It is located in Antiguo Cuscatlán, Santa Tecla, La Libertad. History. In 1867, a French military mission to El Salvador assisted President Francisco Dueñas in establishing a military academy for the country, which was opened on 21 February 1868 under the name Military College. The school was established in Antiguo Cuscatlán , Santa Tecla, La Libertad. Instructors at the military academy include military officers of Prussian, Chilean, American, and Salvadoran descent. The name of the school was officially changed to the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School, after the President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863, on 28 January 1927 by a presidential decree ordered by President Pío Romero Bosque. The name was again solidified by another presidential decree on 25 August 1965 by President General Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo.A commemorative plaque was installed in 1982 that commemorated the Class of 1936 which helped President General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez put  down a indigenous and communist revolt in 1932. During the military dictatorship of 1931 to 1979, the school was referred to as the "School of the Presidents" since many Presidents attended the military academy. The school accepts more students than how many actually become military officers. Those who endure the exercises and practices of the school graduate and become officers. The first women began attending the school in 2000. On 30 November 2018, the Star of Captain General Gerardo Barrios was established and is awarded to military officers who graduate from the school. The school has a song called the  Himno de la EMCGGB or "Hymn of the EMCGGB."