Olanchito
Coordinates: 15 ° 29 ′ N , 86 ° 34 ′ W
Olanchito is a city in the Yoro Department in Honduras .
history
The conquest of Honduras began with the arrival of several expeditionary commandos sent by Hernán Cortés to expand Spanish rule over Central America.
In 1525 the city of Truxillo , an important port on the Atlantic and the first capital of Honduras, was founded by his decree . It served as an outpost for the colonization of the Olancho Valley inland.
A dispute broke out over the rich gold deposits between Hernando de Saavedra, the governor of Honduras, and the governor of Nicaragua, Pedrarias Davila. After several skirmishes between rival groups, the area was eventually controlled by Spain and the city of San Jorge de Olancho was established. After the indigenous people were mistreated and unexpectedly rebelled, the Spanish attacked the place and completely destroyed it. During the rebellion, Captain Juan de Grijalva, one of the conquerors of the Aztec Empire, died. The survivors were scattered, some went in 1526 to the city "Border of Caceres," others in the Aguan -Tal.
Meanwhile, the mining town of Olancho was flourishing, and the vast amounts of gold and silver produced here were shipped from the ports of Truxillo and Puerto Caballos.
In 1611 the city of San Jorge de Olancho was completely destroyed. Several Honduran historians attribute it to a volcanic eruption or an earthquake, and some legends divine causes. The survivors of this disaster migrated to other areas, as their ancestors had done a century earlier. Some founded the city of Juticalpa and moved to San Jorge de Olanchito and Truxillo.
The exact founding date of today's city of Olanchito is unknown, but it may have been between 1613 and 1620. In 1657 "Santa Barbara" was founded by Captain Pedro de Aliendo and Subiñas, "Santa Cruz" in 1682 by Don John of the Cross .
In 1797 there was another war between Spain and England .
literature
- Historical data on the origin of the city of Olanchito by Eric E. Steiner published in the journal COSECIO Olanchito (1986)
- José Milla and Vidaurre "History of Central America" drove through Gomez Carrillo, Chapter XI, p. 228, Vol. I, 1879-1905 Guatemala
Jose Mata Gavidia (1969) p, 136. Guatemala No. 189 C: A:
- "New Lands File Index" National Printing 2nd edition 1901. Tegucigalpa. p, 182-218.
- Manuel Sanchez Rubio: "The history of the port of Truxillo" Vol II p, 251 (1975) W: C: H: Printing works Lopez y Cia
- University Magazine No. 1, pp. 55, Volume VII Tegucigalpa January 15, 1915.
- Guatemala Gazette, Wednesday May 17, 1797, folio 113.