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Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants.
The Spanish found the town of San Jorge de Olancho, probably in 1540, on the bank of the Olancho river close to Pech territory. [203] Throughout the 1540s, the inhabitants of the mining district of Olancho launched revolts against their harsh treatment by their Spanish overlords, with notable uprisings occurring in 1542, 1544, and 1546.
Juticalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [xutiˈkalpa]) is the capital of Olancho Department in Honduras, with a population of 75,790 (2023 calculation), [2] and the municipal seat of Juticalpa Municipality. Situated in a broad river valley alongside the Rio Juticalpa, the town is a commercial centre for much of Olancho's ranching and agricultural ...
Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas is a soccer venue in Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras. It is the headquarters of Juticalpa F.C. and Olancho FC, both of the Honduran Liga Nacional. It was inaugurated in July 2015.
Morazán named Senator Juan Angel Arias his deputy, December 24, 1829. His time as head of state was dedicated it to submit reports on the pacificación de Olancho, highlighting the agreements with the factious, and the defeat of surveys led by the opotecan priest Antonio Rivas. Juan Ángel Arias opened the first elementary school in Yoro. Juan ...
La Unión was elevated to municipality status in 1877 and was part of the District of Salamá. [1]As early as 1852, there was a village called San Francisco de Yocón, which was burned by guerrillas under the command of General José María Medina, who became President of Honduras in 1868.
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Guayape is a municipality in the west of the Honduran department of Olancho, west of Salamá, south of Yocón and north of Concordia. Guayape is divided into three huge territories. Some even covering the river. The lands are divided by the three families that control it. The Riveras, The Lagos, and the Guerreros.