San Miguelito (San Miguelito)
San Miguel Guancapla is a municipality in the Honduran department of Intibucá.
In the population count of 1791 there was a town with the name of Guancapla in the parish of Intibucá. It is thought that Guancapla was founded in 1589. The town was declared a municipality in 1870. When the department of Intibucá was created in 1883, Guancapla was one of the municipalities that formed the District of La Esperanza, with the name of San Miguel Guancapla. Recently for some time it was known as San Miguelito.
While for a time the locality was called San Miguelito, Decree 166-84, promulgated by the Government of the Republic under the administration of Roberto Suazo Cordova on October 2, 1984, officially designated the name of the municipality as "San Miguel Guancapla". Guancapla means "En los Guacales", which refers to a tree that produces a round fruit of woody pericarp, often used for containers.
In the population count of 1791 there was a town with the name of Guancapla in the parish of Intibucá. It is thought that Guancapla was founded in 1589. The town was declared a municipality in 1870. When the department of Intibucá was created in 1883, Guancapla was one of the municipalities that formed the District of La Esperanza, with the name of San Miguel Guancapla. Recently for some time it was known as San Miguelito.
While for a time the locality was called San Miguelito, Decree 166-84, promulgated by the Government of the Republic under the administration of Roberto Suazo Cordova on October 2, 1984, officially designated the name of the municipality as "San Miguel Guancapla". Guancapla means "En los Guacales", which refers to a tree that produces a round fruit of woody pericarp, often used for containers.
Map - San Miguelito (San Miguelito)
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Country - Honduras
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Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya, before the Spanish colonization in the sixteenth century. The Spanish introduced Catholicism and the now predominant Spanish language, along with numerous customs that have blended with the indigenous culture. Honduras became independent in 1821 and has since been a republic, although it has consistently endured much social strife and political instability, and remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. In 1960, the northern part of what was the Mosquito Coast was transferred from Nicaragua to Honduras by the International Court of Justice.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| HNL | Honduran lempira | L | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| ES | Spanish language |