Source: National Archives & Historic Records of El Salvador
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David J. Guzmán 🇸🇻

David Joaquín Guzmán Martorell (Known as "Doctor Guzmán")
Polymath, Physician, Botanist, Archaeologist, Founder of National Museum of Anthropology
Born Aug 15, 1843 🇸🇻 San Miguel, El Salvador
Passed Away Apr 27, 1927 San Salvador, El Salvador
Lifespan 83 years old
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"God save you, Homeland! In your womb you were born and in your bosom you shall sleep when you have fulfilled your high destiny."

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Eminent polymath, botanist, and physician who founded the National Museum of Anthropology (MUNA), authored the 'Oración a la Bandera Salvadoreña', and cataloged the medicinal flora of Central America.

Biographical Record

David Joaquín Guzmán was born in San Miguel on August 15, 1843. Studying medicine at the University of Paris where he graduated with honors, Guzmán was a true Renaissance intellect who combined medical surgery with botany, geology, and archaeology.

In 1883, he founded the National Museum of El Salvador (now MUNA, the Museo Nacional de Antropología Dr. David J. Guzmán). He published the landmark botanical study Especies útiles de la flora salvadoreña and composed the patriotic civic pledge Oración a la Bandera Salvadoreña recited by millions of schoolchildren across generations.

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Final Resting Place

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Cementerio de Los Ilustres
San Salvador, El Salvador
GPS: 13.6940, -89.2010
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