Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 13°40′56″N 89°15′12″W / 13.68222°N 89.25333°W |
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School type | Military academy |
Motto | Nuestra Divisa Es, Vencer O Morir (Our Motto Is, Win or Die) |
Established | 21 February 1868 |
Founder | Francisco Dueñas |
Status | Demolished |
Closed | 8 June 2022 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 1,057[1] (2021) |
Affiliation | Armed Forces of El Salvador |
Website | escuelamilitar |
The Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School (Spanish: Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios), abbreviated as the EMCGGB, was 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 was located in Antiguo Cuscatlán, Santa Tecla, La Libertad. It was demolished in June 2022 to make way for the construction of the Estadio Nacional de El Salvador.