A Historic Center painted to honor him

By Hugo Martínez
Visual artist

In the center of San Salvador, there have been many architectural and structural changes over time, but it can be said that there are buildings, squares, streets and monuments and others of which Salvadorans should feel proud.

As a whole, the Historic Center of San Salvador is very Interesting, although many buildings have been destroyed by fire or other causes, as happened to a large extent with the 1986 earthquake, but it could still be said that the main buildings remain standing. Below, you can see some of the buildings that I have painted in oil that are part of the history and cultural heritage such as the church of San Esteban, the Old University and Polytechnic School, old Lamina houses in the El Centro neighborhood, Avenida España , Plaza 14 de Julio and its Clock Tower and others.

In them there is a legacy of stories to tell that are part of all Salvadorans and that we must preserve and disseminate not only because of their infrastructure value, but because they contain many anecdotes, stories, many chronicles and stories that together form our culture which we must respect, preserve and always have in the hearts of all Salvadorans.