{"slug": "honduras", "label": "Honduras", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783", "qid": "Q783", "description": "sovereign state in Central America", "entries": 31, "years": 26, "span": [426, 2023], "span_label": ["426 CE", "2023 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 10}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 5}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 4}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "copan", "label": "Copán", "shared": 9}, {"slug": "el-salvador", "label": "El Salvador", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "guatemala", "label": "Guatemala", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "maya-rulers", "label": "Maya rulers", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "nicaragua", "label": "Nicaragua", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "maya-civilization", "label": "Maya civilization", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "christopher-columbus", "label": "Christopher Columbus", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "costa-rica", "label": "Costa Rica", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "taiwan", "label": "Taiwan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "new-world", "label": "New World", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 426, "year_label": "426 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' becomes the founder of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization at Copán (modern Honduras).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300994457#Mesoamerica", "title": "426", "revid": 1300994457, "section": "Events › By place › Mesoamerica"}}, {"year": 437, "year_label": "437 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' dies after an 11-year reign. He is the founder and first ruler of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization centered at Copán (modern Honduras).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349205048#Mesoamerica", "title": "437", "revid": 1349205048, "section": "Events › By place › Mesoamerica"}}, {"year": 507, "year_label": "507 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "A Mayan altar with the head of the death god is built in Copán, Honduras.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364907722#Mesoamerica", "title": "507", "revid": 1364907722, "section": "Events › By place › Mesoamerica"}}, {"year": 578, "year_label": "578 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 15", "text": "November 15 – K'ak' Chan Yopaat, becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Copán in Honduras, and rules until his death 49 years later in 628.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340801573#Central_America", "title": "578", "revid": 1340801573, "section": "Events › By place › Central America"}}, {"year": 578, "year_label": "578 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 22", "text": "October 22 – Tzi-B'alam, who had been the ruler of the Mayan city state of Copán in Honduras, dies after a 25-year reign that began in May 553.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340801573#Central_America", "title": "578", "revid": 1340801573, "section": "Events › By place › Central America"}}, {"year": 695, "year_label": "695 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 – Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil (\"Eighteen Rabbit\") becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Copán in Honduras upon the death of Chan Imix K'awiil, and rules until his death in 736.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806239#Central_America", "title": "695", "revid": 1340806239, "section": "Events › By place › Central America"}}, {"year": 736, "year_label": "736 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 – Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil (\"Eighteen Rabbit\"), ruler of the Mayan city state of Copán in Honduras is defeated in battle by Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat, the ruler of Quiriguá (in Guatemala), and is beheaded. K'ak' (\"Smoke Monkey\") rules until his death in 749.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340809679#Central_America", "title": "736", "revid": 1340809679, "section": "Events › By place › Central America"}}, {"year": 749, "year_label": "749 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 18", "text": "February 18 – Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil (\"Smoke Squirrel\") becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Copán in Honduras upon the death of Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat, who had reigned since 738. K'ak' Yipyaj reigns until 763.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365938976#Central_America", "title": "749", "revid": 1365938976, "section": "Events › By place › Central America"}}, {"year": 763, "year_label": "763 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat (\"Rising Sun\") becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Copán in Honduras after the death of Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil, who had reigned since 749. Yax Pasaj reigns until 810.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359487766#Central_America", "title": "763", "revid": 1359487766, "section": "Events › By place › Central America"}}, {"year": 1502, "year_label": "1502 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 14", "text": "August 14 – Christopher Columbus and his crew land at Puerto Castilla in what is now the mainland of the nation of Honduras, becoming the first Europeans to visit.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367622674#July–September", "title": "1502", "revid": 1367622674, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1502, "year_label": "1502 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 30", "text": "July 30 – The first encounter between Europeans and the Maya people of Central America takes place when the Columbus brothers anchor at Guanaja, one of the Bay Islands off of the coast of what is now the nation of Honduras. An unfortunate group of Mayan traders happens to arrive at Guanaja at the same time, and its cargo is looted by Bartolomeo Columbus and his crew.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367622674#July–September", "title": "1502", "revid": 1367622674, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1502, "year_label": "1502 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 9", "text": "May 9 – Christopher Columbus leaves Cadiz in Spain for his fourth and final trip to the New World, taking with him 147 men on his flagship, Capitana and the companion ships Gallega, Vizcaína, and Santiago de Palos. He explores Central America, and discovers the Isthmus of Panama and the land now occupied by Honduras, and Costa Rica, and possibly the island of St. Lucia as well", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367622674#April–June", "title": "1502", "revid": 1367622674, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1537, "year_label": "1537 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 1", "text": "November 1 – In what is now the Central American nation of Honduras, the Spanish conquistadore Alonso de Cáceres arrives at the Peñol de Cerquín, the mountaintop fortress of King Lempira of the Lencas, the indigenous leader of the resistance against European rule. Cáceres sends envoys to request Lempira to surrender. In response, Lempira has the Spanish messengers executed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362632656#October–December", "title": "1537", "revid": 1362632656, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1692, "year_label": "1692 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – The King of Spain donates the lands that become the municipalities of San Francisco and Mapulaca in Honduras.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365636017#October–December", "title": "1692", "revid": 1365636017, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 8", "text": "December 8 – The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Comayagua in Honduras, one of the oldest cathedrals in Central America, is inaugurated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364260988#October–December", "title": "1711", "revid": 1364260988, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1838, "year_label": "1838 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 5", "text": "November 5 – Dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America: Honduras and Costa Rica follow the example of Nicaragua and secede from the federation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360381946#October–December", "title": "1838", "revid": 1360381946, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 31", "text": "October 31 – General Joaquin Solares of Guatemala leads an invasion of neighboring Honduras, beginning a war that lasts until February 13, 1856.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354165010#October–December", "title": "1852", "revid": 1354165010, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1895, "year_label": "1895 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – The Treaty of Amapala establishes the union of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador (which ends in 1898).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364324653#June", "title": "1895", "revid": 1364324653, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1898, "year_label": "1898 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 10", "text": "November 10 – The new United Central American States, a merger of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, places its capital in the Nicaraguan city of Chinandega.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367547011#November", "title": "1898", "revid": 1367547011, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1898, "year_label": "1898 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 30", "text": "November 30 – The United Central American States, a merger of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador, is formally dissolved after the government was unable to suppress a revolution in San Salvador.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367547011#November", "title": "1898", "revid": 1367547011, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1928, "year_label": "1928 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 29", "text": "August 29 – F.C. Motagua is founded as an Association football club in Honduras.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372527586#August", "title": "1928", "revid": 1372527586, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 13", "text": "December 13 – The countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua announce the formation of the Central American Common Market.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#December", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 3", "text": "October 3 – 1963 Honduran coup d'état: A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform under President Ramón Villeda Morales and begins two decades of military rule under General Oswaldo López Arellano.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370539540#October", "title": "1963", "revid": 1370539540, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 14", "text": "July 14 – Football War: After Honduras loses an association football match against El Salvador, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers. Of the 300,000 Salvadoran workers in Honduras, tens of thousands are expelled, prompting a brief Salvadoran invasion of Honduras. The OAS works out a cease-fire on July 18, which takes effect on July 20.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373164180#July", "title": "1969", "revid": 1373164180, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1976, "year_label": "1976 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 4", "text": "February 4 – The 7.5 Guatemala earthquake affects Guatemala and Honduras with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 23,000 dead and 76,000 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372603253#February", "title": "1976", "revid": 1372603253, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1980, "year_label": "1980 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – El Salvador and Honduras sign a peace treaty to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363797378#October", "title": "1980", "revid": 1363797378, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 7", "text": "August 7 – The presidents of five Central American countries agree that the U.S.-backed contras fighting the government of Nicaragua should be disbanded and evicted from their bases in Honduras by December 5.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#August", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 2012, "year_label": "2012 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 21", "text": "December 21 – 2012 phenomenon: End of 13th b'ak'tun in the Mayan calendar, supposed end of the world according to new age beliefs. Festivities took place to commemorate the event in the countries that were part of the Maya civilization (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), with main events at Chichén Itzá in Mexico and Tikal in Guatemala.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434549#December", "title": "2012", "revid": 1373434549, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 24", "text": "December 24 – Guatemala follows in the footsteps of the United States by announcing that they will also move their Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, followed by Honduras and Panama two days later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371948773#December", "title": "2017", "revid": 1371948773, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – At least 46 people are killed after a riot between MS-13 and Barrio 18 gang members at a women's prison near Tegucigalpa, Honduras.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372811827#June", "title": "2023", "revid": 1372811827, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 26", "text": "March 26 – Honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of \"China\" from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372811827#March", "title": "2023", "revid": 1372811827, "section": "Events › March"}}]}