▁Miguel ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 7 . ▁ ▁Historical ▁evidence ▁and ▁census ▁supports ▁the ▁explanation ▁of ▁" strong ▁sexual ▁asym met ry ", ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁strong ▁bias ▁favor ing ▁mat ings ▁between ▁European ▁males ▁and ▁Native ▁American ▁females , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁important ▁ind igen ous ▁male ▁mort ality ▁during ▁the ▁Con quest . ▁The ▁gen et ics ▁thus ▁suggests ▁the ▁native ▁men ▁were ▁sharp ly ▁reduced ▁in ▁numbers ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁disease . ▁Lar ge ▁numbers ▁of ▁Sp ani ard ▁men ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁married ▁or ▁forced ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁women . ▁The ▁N atives ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁adopted ▁Spanish ▁names , ▁language , ▁and ▁religion , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁way , ▁the ▁L enc as ▁and ▁P ip il ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁were ▁His pan ic ized . ▁A ▁vast ▁majority ▁over ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁Salvador ans ▁are ▁M est izo / Native ▁American . ▁Conserv ative ▁figures ▁say ▁the ▁M est izo ▁and ▁Native ▁American ▁populations ▁make ▁up ▁ 8 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁populations ▁and ▁semi - L iber al ▁figures ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁population ▁reaches ▁up wards ▁to ▁ 1 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁plus ▁the ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁M est izo ▁making ▁El ▁Salvador ▁a ▁highly ▁Native ▁American ▁nation . ▁ ▁Post - colon ization ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁struggle ▁against ▁many ▁conquist adors , ▁emp ires , ▁dict ator ships ▁and ▁world ▁powers ▁that ▁would ▁se al