▁country . ▁Although ▁the ▁Rom ance ▁language , ▁Cast ilian ▁Spanish , ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁and ▁dominant ▁language ▁spoken ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁Salvador an ▁Spanish ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Central ▁American ▁Spanish ▁has ▁influ ences ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁languages ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁such ▁as ▁Len can ▁languages , ▁C aca opera ▁language , ▁May an ▁languages ▁and ▁P ip il ▁language , ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁spoken ▁in ▁some ▁regions ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁ ▁M est izo ▁culture ▁domin ates ▁the ▁country , ▁heavy ▁in ▁both ▁Native ▁American ▁Ind igen ous ▁and ▁European ▁Spanish ▁influ ences . ▁A ▁new ▁composite ▁population ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁inter mar ry ing ▁between ▁the ▁native ▁Mes o amer ican ▁population ▁of ▁C uz cat lan ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁sett lers . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Salvador an ▁culture . ▁Arch bishop ▁Ó scar ▁Rom ero ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁hero ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁resist ing ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁that ▁were ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁Salvador an ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Sign ific ant ▁foreign ▁personal ities ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁were ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁pri ests ▁and ▁profess ors ▁Ig na cio ▁El la cur ía , ▁Ig na cio ▁Martín - Bar ó , ▁and ▁Seg undo ▁Mont es , ▁who ▁were ▁murder ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Salvador an ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁P ain ting , ▁cer am ics ▁and ▁text iles