Gil González Dávila
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Gil González Dávila or Gil González de Ávila was a Spanish conquistador and the first European to explore present-day Nicaragua.
Drawing of Gil Gonzalez Davila
Statue located in Avila in memory of the Conqueror Gil González Dávila.
Spanish conquest of Honduras
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The Spanish conquest of Honduras was a 16th-century conflict during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in which the territory that now comprises the Republic of Honduras, one of the seven states
Lempira stabbing a conquistador during the Spanish conquest, painting by Armando Lara
The rugged terrain of the Sierra del Merendón provided a refuge for its indigenous inhabitants
16th-century Spanish helmet
The Church of San Francisco of Comayagua is one of the oldest churches in Honduras.