Spaniards in Honduras
Spaniards in Honduras or Honduran-Spaniards refers to the number of Spanish immigrants and Hondurans with direct Spanish ancestry living in the Republic of Honduras. This country has an important Spanish community that has spread throughout the national territory, this people are part of the white Honduran population. According to the National Institute of Statistics of Spain, in 2009 1,982 Spanish citizens lived in Honduras and by 2017, more than 2,888. Today there are many people with Spaniard ancestry who benefit from the dual nationality that is legally allowed between both countries.[1]
Hodureños españoles | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 2,888 (89,000) 89,000 (including those of ancestral descent) | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Catalán, Basque | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic Church, Agnosticism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Italians, Jews, Americans |
History
Spaniards have visited the Honduran territory since 1504 with Columbus' forth expedition. One of their oldest towns founded was the port of Trujillo, which has one of the oldest Spanish Fortress in America, the Santa Barbara Fortress.[2][3] Following the early 16th century came a huge migration of Spanish people to the Honduran territory, mostly Andalucians and Extremadurans. By the early years of the Spanish empire, hundred of Spanish settlers rebelled against their leaders, and the Indigenous people did the same against their bosses due to their mistreatment in Hondurans.[4]
From the 17th century and further the Criollos, sons of Spaniards born in America, were mostly the middle-upperclass of Honduras during the era of the Viceroyalty of New Spain due the Imperial Spanish Caste system. By 1801 there were about 1,512 Spanish families in Honduras, about 3% of the total Honduran population. These ones where the ones achieve the independence of Central America. After the independence The liberal reform begins to base the projections of the country in terms of economy and education.
Spaniard immigrants started to arrive to Honduras during the mid 19th century most of them from Catalonia. Migration just growth by the time of the Spanish Civil War by 1950 Honduras had near 600 Spanish immigrants. By 2009, more than 1,960 Spanish people were living in Honduras. There were more than 2,888 Spanish citizens living legally in Honduras as of 2017 and nearly 89,000 Hondurans descend from these Spaniard immigrants.
Notable Honduran-Spaniards
Some Historical examples of notable Hondurans sons of Spanish immigrants or with direct Spanish ancestry.
- Francisco Morazán
- Florencio Xatruch
- Francisco Bertrand
- Vicente Tosta Carrasco
- José simón Azcona del Hoyo
References
- "Oficina del Censo Electoral / Cifras de electores". web.archive.org. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- "Capítulo 6. Apuntes para una historia de la enseñanza de la lengua francesa 161", Historia de las ideas lingüísticas, Peter Lang, ISBN 978-3-631-59689-0, retrieved 2020-11-02
- "Recommendations report for the platanares geothermal site, Department of Copan, Honduras. Reporte de recomendaciones para el sitio geotermico de platanares, Departamento de Copan, Honduras". 1988-11-01. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Alaska ... Washington: Gov't print. off. 1898.
Further reading
- Vera, Robustiano, ed. (1899). «Apuntes para la Historia de Honduras». Texto «Apuntes para la Historia de Honduras» ignorado (ayuda);
- Pascal Girot (1994). The Americas (en inglés). Greenwood Press. p. 284-285. ISBN 0-415-08836-4. Consultado el 27 de enero de 2011.
- «La reforma liberal.». Archivado desde el original el 21 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 18 de julio de 2016.
- Emigración española hacia América Latina.