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Tegucigalpa (UK: / t ɛ ˌ ɡ uː s ɪ ˈ ɡ æ l p ə / [9] US: / t ə ˌ-/ [10] [11] Spanish: [teɣusiˈɣalpa])—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. [12]), and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz [13] —is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.
[2] The Academia Hondureña de la Lengua has been recognized for its dynamism in the face of difficult circumstances, [ 3 ] including the destruction of the organization's building and its treasured library during Hurricane Mitch in 1998. [ 4 ]
1578 - Silver mines discovered [2] 1786 - Tegucigalpa Cathedral building completed. [3] 1812 - Political unrest. [2] 1821 - Tegucigalpa attains city status. [4] 1822 - Mallol Bridge built [5] 1877 - Telegraph begins operating. [6] 1880 - Tegucigalpa becomes capital of Honduras. [3] 1889 - Banco de Honduras founded [7]
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El Paraíso (Spanish pronunciation: [el paɾaˈiso]) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided.. The territory of El Paraíso was initially part of the departments of Tegucigalpa (renamed Francisco Morazán in 1943) and Olancho after Central America gained its independence in 1825.
José María Martínez y Cabañas (1902 – 2 February 1916) Archbishops of Tegucigalpa. José María Martínez y Cabañas (2 February 1916 – 11 August 1921) Agustín Hombach, CM (3 February 1923 – 17 October 1933) Msgr. Emilio Morales Roque (apostolic administrator 1934–1943) Rev. Angelo María Navarro (1943–1947)
Ricardo Antonio Álvarez Arias (born 4 February 1963) is a businessman and the former mayor of Tegucigalpa and the former First Vice President of Honduras.. He ran for Mayor of Tegucigalpa and won the 2005 elections and was re-elected on the 2009 elections representing the National Party of Honduras. [1]
The Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés (English: Chelato Uclés National Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia .