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8 unusual facts about Francisco Morazán


Edward Livingston

His Code of Reform and Prison Discipline was adopted by the government of the short-lived United States of Central America under liberal president Francisco Morazán.

Francisco Azuela

:*Condecorated by the Honduran government with the Order of the Liberator of Central America "Francisco Morazán", officer' s grade.

During those years The Honduran government awarded him the Order of the Liberator of Central-America Francisco Morazán, and in 1981 the Honduran Academy of Language nominated him for the Cervantes International Literature award.

Francisco Bulnes

Juan Francisco Bulnes (person), lieutenant to 19th-century Central American statesman Francisco Morazán-->

Francisco Morazán

On his book The Open Veins of Latin America, Uruguayan writer, Eduardo Galeano mentions, that this statue is that of French marshal Michel Ney.

But Pacheco spread his forces, leaving some of them in Sumpango.

Francisco Morazán Department

# San Buenaventura

José Antonio Cruz Oliva

In the 2013 general election Cruz Oliva stood as a candidate for parliament for the Democratic Unification Party (UD) in Francisco Morazán.


Braulio Carrillo Colina

His efforts to open a path to communicate with the Central Valley Matina on the Caribbean coast, could not be satisfactorily completed, as the government of Francisco Morazán stopped work when they were well advanced.

Juan Ángel Arias

When the general Francisco Morazán arrives to take possession as the Head of State, December 4, 1829, the people of the Olancho Department and Opoteca were in revolt against the central government of the Federal Republic of Central America.

Nueva Esparta, El Salvador

The original population consisted of Honduran immigrants who had ably fought beside General Francisco Morazán’s troops—they battled so courageously that Francisco Morazán called the Honduran soldiers ¨my valiant Spartans¨ (an homage to the renowned warriors of Ancient Greek city-state Sparta, who fought back Persian aggressors with only 300 troops).

Spondias purpurea

The "Pacto del Jocote", peace treaty was signed in Costa Rica on April 11, 1842 under a Jocote tree in Alajuela between Francisco Morazan and Vicente Villaseñor overturning the government of Braulio Carrillo.


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