Hondras was originally inhabited by indigenous tribes, the most powerful of which were the Maya. The western-central part of Honduras was inhabited by the Lenca. These autonomous groups had their conflicts but maintained their commercial elationships with each other and with other populations as distant as Panama andMeo.[1]
On July 30, 1502, Christopher Columbus first saw Honduran soil and he claimed the territory in the name of his sovereigns, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. He named the area "Honduras" (meaning "depths") for the deep water off the coast. In 1523 the first expeditionary forces arrived under the command of Gil Gonzales de Avila, who hoped to rule the new territory. In 1524, Cristobal de Olid arrived with the same intent on behalf of Hernan Cortes. Olid founded the colony Triunfo de la Cruz and tried to establish an independent government. When Cortes learned of this, he decided to xicreestablish his own authority by sending a new expedition, headed by Francisco de las Casas. Olid, who managed to capture his rivals, was betrayed by his men and assassinated. Cortes then traveled to Honduras to firmly establish his government in the city of Trujillo before returning to Mexico in 1526. Honduras formed part of the colonial era Captaincy General of Guatemala. The cities ofComayagua and Tegucigalpa developed as early mining centers.[1]
By October 1537, the Lenca chief, Lempira, a warrior of great renown, had managed to unify more than two hundred native tribes in order to offer an organized resistance against penetration by the Spanish conquerors. After a long battle, Governor Montejo gained the Valley of Comayagua, established Comayagua city in another location, and vanquished the indigenous peoples in Tenampua, Guaxeregui, and.[1]Ora
Honduras gained independence from Spain in 1821. The country was then briefly annexed to the Mexican Empire. In 1823, Honduras joined the newly formed United Provinces of Central America federation, which collapsed in 1838.[1]
The Mayans had adobe houses with thatched roofs. The Mayans had to build slowly.
Mayan houses were huts with one and sometimes two, rectangular rooms with rounded corners. They had no windows and only one door. The roof was thatched.
the Mayans had adobe houses with thatched roofs
how does the ute house look like
shack like
it looks like you
Hut or mudbrick house
cadoo houses look like unique cone shaped huts put together..
come on i need help
Like Ushers house should look like... Ushers house.
a house that took long to build
like a normal house
What did the Mayans like to do
What does your house look like
the sioux house look like a triangle with lines pointing out of the top
It looks like a house
they built their houses out of mud brick!
how does the ute house look like
A big house
most mayans did not have money (cacoa beans) and lived in small shack like homes made out of wood