Honduras Timline - Timeline

Hernán Cortés directed captain Cristóbal de Olid to establish a colony in Honduras.

Honduras attempted to build, with foreign assistance, an Inter-Oceanic Railroad from Trujillo to Tegucigalpa and then on to the Pacific Coast.

Railroads had been built along the country's Caribbean coast.

English go to Honduras.

Honduras joined the other Central American intendencies.

Honduras attempted to build, with foreign assistance, an Interoceanic Railroad.

Fernando Bertrand would refuse to allow an open election to choose his successor.

López Gutiérrez announced his intention to remain in office until new elections could be held.

Mejía Colindres took office.

Honduras had become the world's leading producer of bananas.

The country returned to civilian rule.

Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras.