Trujillo, Colón

Trujillo on the map of Honduras

Trujillo is the place where Christopher Columbus during his fourth and final voyage to the New World on August 14, 1502 for the first time set foot on the American mainland. This place, situated in the north of present-day Honduras, Columbus gave the name of Punta de Caxinas.

The history of modern town begins in 1524, shortly after the conquest of Hernán Cortés in Mexico today. Cortés sent Cristóbal de Olid in this region to build there a Spanish outpost, the de Olid gave the name of Triunfo de la Cruz. In this place, located in the vicinity of present-day Trujillo, de Olid tried to implement his own ideas until Cortés commissioned Francisco de las Casas de Olid quell what he achieved. De las Casas had embarrassed the place to its present position where a large natural harbor exists, and gave it its present name.

Under Spanish control was Trujillo Honduras ' capital. In the 17th century Trujillo suffered a series of serious pirate incursions - in this period, the city was destroyed several times. 1821, with the Unabhängigwerdung of the Honduran state, Trujillo lost its status as capital of the country to Comayagua. 1860 was Trujillo execution site of William Walker, who was from 1856 to 1857 president of neighboring Nicaragua and whose grave is in Trujillo now a tourist attraction.

Today's church is located in the department of Colón Trujillo and is its capital city. In the municipality of about 30,000 people.

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