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Honduras At The 2010 FIFA World Cup
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa. Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya, before 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 Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Anthem Of Honduras
The "National Anthem of Honduras" () was adopted by presidential decree 42 in 1915. The lyrics were written by Augusto C. Coello and the music composed by Carlos Hartling. Unofficially, the anthem is sometimes called "'" ("Your flag is a splendour of sky"), which is in the first line of the chorus. History Between independence from Spain in 1821 and 1915, Honduras did not have an official national anthem and used various unofficial anthems such as "" (by Rómulo E. Durón), "", "" (of unknown authorship), "" (by Valentín Durón), " Gerardo Barrios" (by Belgian author Coussin, used during the presidency of José María Medina) and the "". In 1904, a group of intellectuals proposed to President Manuel Bonilla a competition to find a national anthem, but a competition was not held until 1910 with Decree No. 115, during the presidency of Miguel Rafael Dávila Cuéllar, at the initiative of deputies Rómulo E. Durón and Ramón Valladares. This competition was declared voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |