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1502
Spanish begins to overrun the Mayans
Gil González Dávila, followed by Hernán Cortes, takes land. -
Gained Independence
Honduras gained its independence from Spain. -
A Constituent Assembly was formed
Before this, the Honduran government was a civilian rule. This was put together in order to form a new constitution. -
The U.S. sets up in Honduras
With the on going conflicts, between El Salvador and Nicaragua, the U.S. supports El Salvador by setting up camp in Honduras. -
The Football War
A war between Honduras and El Salvador about the boarders. This was settles by a three-round football game. -
Hurricane Mitch
The storm destroyed close to three billion dollars. -
CAFTA is put into place
Honduras signs the trade agreement with the U.S. -
The U.S helps with the cartels
Honduran president and the president of the United States meet to tackle the latter's growing drug cartel . -
Honduras joins the ALBA
Even though they later left, Honduras joined the group of countries under Zelaya. -
President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown
The president fled to Costa Rica in a military aircraft.
