▁Mexican ▁T lax cala ▁Indian ▁al lies , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁withdraw ▁to ▁Gu atem ala , ▁it ▁was ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁first ▁defeat . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁wounded , ▁Al var ado ▁abandoned ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁appointed ▁his ▁brother , ▁Gonz alo ▁de ▁Al var ado , ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁task . ▁Two ▁subsequent ▁exped itions ▁( the ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 5 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁smaller ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 8 ) ▁brought ▁the ▁P ip il ▁under ▁Spanish ▁control , ▁since ▁the ▁P ip il ▁also ▁were ▁weak ened ▁by ▁a ▁regional ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁small po x . ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 5 , ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁C uz cat lán ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Salvador ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁faced ▁much ▁resistance ▁from ▁the ▁P ip il ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁reach ▁eastern ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁L enc as . ▁ ▁Len ca ▁resistance ▁battle ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 6 ▁the ▁Spanish ▁founded ▁the ▁g arrison ▁town ▁of ▁San ▁Miguel ▁, ▁head ed ▁by ▁another ▁expl orer ▁and ▁conquist ador , ▁Luis ▁de ▁Mos cos o ▁Al var ado , ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Pedro ▁Al var ado . ▁Or al ▁history ▁holds ▁that ▁a ▁Len ca ▁crown ▁prin cess , ▁Ant u ▁Sil an ▁U lap ▁I , ▁organized ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁conquist adors . ▁ ▁The ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Len ca ▁was ▁al ar med ▁by ▁de