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Lempira was a warrior, chieftain of the Lencas of western Honduras in Central America during the 1530s, when he led resistance to Francisco de Montejo's attempts to conquer and incorporate the region into the province of Honduras.
The leader of the uprising was a capable young Lenca chieftain known as Lempira (after whom the Honduran national monetary unit would eventually be named). Lempira established his base on a fortified hill known as the Peñol de Cerquín and until 1538 successfully defeated all efforts to subdue him. Inspired by his examples, other native ...
The Lenca, also known as Lepa Wiran, ... The Lempira resistance and defense of 1537-1538 managed to arm more than 30,000 warriors, indicating a large population, but ...
After Pedro de Alvarado's brutal suppression of western Honduras, indigenous resistance against the Spanish had coalesced around the Lenca warleader Lempira, [nb 6] [184] who was reputed to have led an army of 30,000 native warriors. [44] Lempira had been quietly building a powerful alliance in southern Higueras, in the mountains south of ...
Lempira (Lenca ruler) (died 1537), 16th century leader of the Lenca peoples of Central America, who led local resistance against the Spanish conquistadores; Honduran lempira, unit of currency; Puerto Lempira, the capital of the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios; Lempira Department, the Honduran political division; Lempira F.C., a Honduran ...
The Peñol de Cerquín was a key Lenca stronghold during the Great Revolt of 1537 against the Spanish conquest. [2] The defences were formidable, [3] and the Lenca warleader Lempira strengthened the fortifications considerably, and used it as his base of operations.
This uprising enveloped the territory of El Salvador, led by the Lenca ruler Lempira, and focused upon the Peñol de Cerquín, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of San Salvador, within Honduras. [69] Francisco de Montejo, then governor of Honduras, urgently appealed to San Salvador for reinforcements and supplies. [83]
The lempira was named after the 16th-century cacique Lempira, a ruler of the indigenous Lenca people, who is renowned in Honduran folklore for leading the local native resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces. He is a national hero and is honored on both the 1 lempira note and the 20 and 50 centavos coins.