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8 unusual facts about Comayagua


2012 in Honduras

February 14: Comayagua prison fire: A fire inside the prison of Comayagua kills 364 inmates, is noted as the deadliest prison fire in history.

Association football in Honduras

Three years later, the Spanish monk Niglia introduced the game at the Instituto Salesiano San Miguel in Comayagua.

Céleo Arias

In spite of putting a strong resistance Arias was forced to give up the presidency in Comayagua.

Comayagua

Comayagua was founded with the name Santa María de la Nueva Valladolid by Conquistador Alonso de Cáceres under orders from Francisco de Montejo, Governor of Yucatán on December 8, 1537.

Comayagua F.C.

Hispano was founded on 3 July 1945 by Miguel Bulnes, Tafael Ruiz and Manuel Bulnes in a small barrio named Abajo located in Comayagua.

Elmer Mejia

Elmer Antonio Mejía Rodríguez (born 23 June 1978, Comayagua, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Real Esteli in the Nicaraguan Primera División.

Terencio Sierra

After studying in Comayagua he became a typographist in El Salvador before travelling through Central and South America as an accountant in the shipping industry.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Other major campuses include the Unah-vs (UNAH Valle de Sula) located at San Pedro Sula, the Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atlantico (CURLA) located at La Ceiba, and the Comayagua Campus.


Atlético Pinares

In Juli 2012 the Honduran football arbitration court (Tribunal de Arbitraje de Fútbol) has set due the accumulated debts of second division Hispano of Comayagua, which had reached almost one million lempiras (at the time 40,000 EUR / 31,500 GBP / US$51,000) to be paid within five days.

C.D. Real Comayagua

Real Maya bought Real Comayagua's franchise for the 2002-03 season.

Comayagua F.C.

Therefore management has decided to dissolve Hispano FC and purchase the franchise of Atlético Pinares of San Marcos de Colón of Choluteca and rebrand it as Comayagua FC.


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