This document provides a timeline and overview of key events in El Salvador from 800 BC to 2009. It summarizes the country's spatial development and population growth over time, including periods of influx and outflux related to economic and political conditions. Major topics covered include independence from Spain in 1821, a civil war from 1980 to 1992, natural disasters, economic indicators like GDP and remittances, and levels of poverty, urbanization, and political polarization.