The
Cuzcatlan was a
pre-Columbian Nahuat nation of the
postclassical period that extended from the
Paz river to the
Lempa river (covering most of the western and central zones of the present Republic of
El Salvador), this was the nation of
Pipils/
Cuzcatlecs. No
codices or written accounts survive that shed light on this
señorío, but Spanish
chroniclers such as Domingo Juarros, Palaces, Lozano, and others claim that some codices did exist but have since disappeared. Their language (Nahuat), art and pyramids revealed that they had significant
Mayan and
Toltec influence. It is believed that the first settlers to arrive came from the Toltec nation.