Honduras

The Republic of Honduras is an independent country in western Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. Belize (formerly "British Honduras") is 75 km away across the Gulf of Honduras.

History

Main articles: History of Honduras, Timeline of Honduran history

Related Topics:
History of Honduras - Timeline of Honduran history

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The Pre-Columbian city of Copán is a locale in extreme western Honduras, in the Copán Department, near to the Guatemalan border. It is the site of a major Maya kingdom of the Classic era. The ancient kingdom, named Xukpi (Corner-Bundle), flourished from the 5th century AD to the early 9th century, with antecedents going back to at least the 2nd century AD. The Maya civilization decayed, and by the time the Spanish came to Honduras, the once great city-state of Copán was overrun by the jungle.

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Pre-Columbian - Copán - Honduras - Copán Department - Guatemala - Maya - 5th century - 9th century - 2nd century - City-state

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After the Spanish discovery and subsequent conquest, Honduras became part of Spain's vast empire in the New World. The Spanish ruled Honduras for approximately 3 centuries.

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Spain - New World

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Honduras became a state in the United Provinces of Central America in 1821, and an independent republic with the demise of the union in 1840.

Related Topics:
United Provinces of Central America - 1821 - 1840

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The Football war of 1969 was fought with El Salvador. It lasted approximately 100 hours.

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After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras was used by anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Nicaraguan government and an ally to El Salvadoran government forces fighting against leftist guerrillas.

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1982 - 1980s - Sandinista - Contras - Nicaragua - El Salvador - Guerrilla

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Hurricane Mitch devastated the country and wrecked its economy in 1998.

Related Topics:
Hurricane Mitch - Economy - 1998

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