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Tegucigalpa (UK: / t ɛ ˌ ɡ uː s ɪ ˈ ɡ æ l p ə / [9] US: / t ə ˌ-/ [10] [11] Spanish: [teɣusiˈɣalpa])—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. [12]), and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz [13] —is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.
The extreme southeastern portion of the department has a Pacific dry forest environment, while the northern portion contains the Montaña de la Flor, home to the Jicaque people. Francisco Morazán department covers a total surface area of 7,946 km 2 (3,068 sq mi) and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 1,680,700 people.
Toncontín Airport (IATA: TGU, ICAO: MHTG) formerly Toncontín International Airport, also known as Teniente Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía Airport is a civil and military airport located 6 km (4 mi) from the centre of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The History Channel programme Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most extreme airport in the ...
The 3 km-wide (2 mi) and 10 km-long (6 mi) airbase is home of the Honduran Air Force Academy. United States maintains Joint Task Force Bravo on Soto Cano Air Base with approximately 550 US military personnel and more than 650 US and Honduran civilians. [citation needed] The airport is also open to civilians as Comayagua International Airport.
The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de San Míguel Arcángel) is a Catholic temple in Tegucigalpa, [2] Honduras. [3] [4] It is well known for being the biggest Catholic church during colonial times and one of the most well preserved historical buildings in Honduras.
Club de Fútbol Motagua (Spanish pronunciation:), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, [1] is a professional association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. [ 2 ] F.C. Motagua was founded as Club Deportivo Motagua on 29 August 1928.
Luis de Cañizares, OFM (1628–1645) Juan Merlo de la Fuente (1650–1656) Martín de Espinosa y Monzón (1672–1676) Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, OSA (1678–1699) Pedro Reyes de los Ríos de Lamadrid, OSB (1699–1700), appointed Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida) Juan Pérez Carpintero, OPraem (1701–1724) Antonio López Portillo de Guadalupe ...
Leticia de Oyuela (1989). Historia mínima de Tegucigalpa: vista a través de las fiestas del patrono San Miguel a partir de 1680 hasta fines del siglo XIX (in Spanish). Editorial Guaymuras. ISBN 978-99926-15-92-8. Marvin Barahona (2005). "Cronologia de la reforma liberal de 1876 al ano 2000". Honduras en el siglo XX: una síntesis histórica ...