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Apr 14, 1502
Land Ho!!
Columbus landed on the mainland near modern Trujillo. -
Jul 25, 1502
Discovery
This is the day Christopher Columbus discovered the land that is now known as Honduras -
Mar 23, 1525
Conquest
The spanish began the conquest of the Honduran territory -
Sep 9, 1539
Victoria!
Spain succeeds in the conquest of Honduran territory after bitter struggles with the native population -
The British
Northern coast falls to British buccaneers and British protectorate established over the coastal areas -
Boundary Line
The Spanish king set a boundary between Honduras and Nicaragua -
Overthrow of King
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Independence
Independence gained from Spain -
Honduras becomes Mexican
honduras becomes part of the mexican empire -
Honduras Leaves Mexico
Honduras breaks away from Mexico -
Federal Republic of Central America
Honduras becomes part of the Federal Republic of Central America, (also known as the United Provinces of Central America) which includes Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica -
Fully Independent
Honduras became fully indepenedent after the liberals of the United Provinces of Central America under Francisco Morazan were defeated in civil war and the union dissolved. -
Walker Execution
William Walker, conquerer or nicaragua, convicted and killed by the Honduras government. -
President Miguel Devila
The US helped overthrow President Miguel Devila -
Intervention Army
The US troops are sent to Honduras to protect American interests during election conflicts; the capital of honduras is taken by rebel Forces
