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Honduras

Province of Comayagua/Honduras

Governors
1525 - 27 Oct 1526 �lvaro de Saavedra Cer�n (d. 1529)
27 Oct 1526 - 1530 Diego L�pez de Salcedo
1530 - 1532 Andr�s de Cerezeda (1st time) (d. c.1540)
1532 Diego Alv�tez
1532 - 1535 Andr�s de Cerezeda (2nd time) (s.a.)
1535 - 1540 Francisco de Montejo y Alvarez (b. c.1479 - d. c.1553)
(1st time)
1541 - 1542 Diego Garcia de Celis
1542 - 1544 Francisco de Montejo y Alvarez (s.a.)
(2nd time)
1544 - 1552 Corregidores
1552 - 1555 Juan P�rez de Cabrera
1555 - 1562 Pedro de Salvatierra
1563 - 1667 Alonso Ortiz de Elgueta (b. c.1525 - d. c.1580)
(Argueta)
1567 - 1573 Juan de Vargas Carvajal
1573 - 1577 Diego de Herrera
1577 - 1582 Alonso de Contreras Guevara
1582 - 1589 Rodrigo Ponce de Le�n (1st time)
1589 - 1594 Jer�nimo S�nchez de Carranza (b. 1539? - d. 1600?)
1594 - 1602 Rodrigo Ponce de Le�n (2nd time)
1602 - 1605 Jorge de Alvarado
1605 - 1608 Pedro de Castro
1608 - 1612 Juan Guerra de Ayala
1612 - 1617 Garc�a Garabito de Le�n
1617 - 1620 Juan Lobato
1620 - 1625 Juan de Miranda
1625 - 1632 Pedro del Rosal
1632 - 1639 Francisco Mart�nez de
Ribamontan Santander
1639 - 1641 Francisco de Avila y Lugo
1641 - 1643 Alonso de Silva Salazar
1643 - 1644 Juan de Bustamante Herrera
1644 - 1647 Melchor Alonso Tamayo
1647 - 1650 Baltasar de la Cruz
1650 - 1668 Juan de Zuazo
1668 - 1672 Juan M�rquez Cabrera
1673 - 1676 Pedro de Godoy Ponce de Le�n
1676 - 1679 Francisco de Castro y Ayala
1679 - 1682 Lorenzo Ram�rez de Guzm�n
1682 - 1687 Antonio de Navia Bola�o (b. c.1649 - d. 1697)
1689 - 1693 Sancho Ord��ez
1693 - 1698 Antonio de Oseguera y Quevedo
1698 - 1702 Antonio de Ayala
1702 - 1705 Antonio de Monfort (1st time)
1705 - 1709 Gregorio de Salinas Varona (b. 1647/50 - d. 1720)
1709 - 1712 Antonio de Monfort (2nd time)
1712 - 1715 Enrique Longman
1715 - 1717 Jos� Rodezno
1717 - 1727 Diego Guti�rrez de Arg�elles
1727 - 1738 Manuel de Castilla y Portugal
1738 - 1741 Francisco de Parga
1741 - 1745 Tom�s Hermenegildo de Arana (b. 1714 - d. 1766)
1745 - 1746 Luis Machado
1746 - 1747 Juan de Vera
1747 Alonso Fern�ndez de Heredia (d. 1782)
14 Jun 1747 - 1750 Diego de Tablada (interim)
1750 - 1751 Pedro Trucco (interim)
2 Jul 1751 - 1757 Pantale�n Ib��ez Cuevas
1757 - 1759 Fulgencio Garc�a de Sol�s
1759 - 1761 Gabriel Franco (interim)
1761 - 1769 Jos� S�enz Bahamonde (d. 1769)
1769 - 13 May 1770 Juan Antonio Gonz�lez (interim)
13 May 1770 - 1770 Antonio Ferrandis (interim)
1770 - 1775 Bartolom� P�rez Quijano
1775 - 1779 Agust�n P�rez Quijano
1779 - 1783 Francisco Aybar (interim)
11 Aug 1783 - 26 Jun 1787 Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y (b. 1738 - d. 1798)
Barnuevo
Governor-Intendants
26 Jun 1787 - 1789 Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada y (s.a.)
Barnuevo
7 May 1789 - 1796 Alejo Garc�a Conde (b. 1751 - d. 1826)
Jun 1796 - 1808 Ram�n de Anguiano (b. 1744 - d. c.1819)
1804 - 1810 Antonio Norberto Serrano y Polo (b. c.1753 - d. 1820)
(acting for absent Anguiano)
1810 - 1812 Carlos Mar�a Casta��n (interim)
Jan 1812 - 4 Feb 1812 Jos� Mar�a P��ol y Mu�oz
(acting for Casta��n)
Alcaldes Mayores
4 Feb 1812 - 1 Mar 1812 Juan Francisco Marqu�s y Castej�n (b. 1750 - d. 1815)
1 Mar 1812 - Apr 1812 Pedro Guti�rrez
19 Apr 1812 - 15 Jan 1818 Juan Antonio de Tornos Santa (b. 1767 - d. 1843)
Clara Cagigal
1818 - 21 Nov 1821 Jos� Gregorio Tinoco de Contreras (b. 1780 - d. 18..)
21 Nov 1821 - 28 Sep 1821 Juan Nepomuceno Fernandez Lindo (b. 1790 - d. 1857)
y Zelaya (acting)

Comayagua

8 Dec 1537 Villa de Santa Mar�a de la Nueva Valladolid de Comayagua
founded by Spain.
28 Sep 1821 Comayagua is proclaimed an independent province
(Provincia de Comayagua).
2 Dec 1821 - 28 Mar 1823 Incorporation into Mexico.
28 Mar 1823 Independence again (Comayagua).
18 Sep 1824 Merged into Honduras.

**Superior Political Chiefs (Jefe Superior Pol�tico)
28 Sep 1821 - 21 Nov 1821 Jos� Gregorio Tinoco de Contreras (b. 1780 - d. 18..)
21 Nov 1821 - 11 Feb 1824 Juan Nepomuceno Fern�ndez Lindo (b. 1790 - d. 1857)
y Zelaya
(interim from 12 Oct 1822)
11 Feb 1824 - 13 Apr 1824 Severino Qui��nez (interim) (b. c.1780 - d. 18..)
13 Apr 1824 - 18 Sep 1824 Juan Jos� D�az (interim)

Tegucigalpa

29 Sep 1578 San Miguel de Tegucigalpa de Heredia founded by Spain.
2 Dec 1815 Tegucigalpa re-established as Alcald�a Mayor de Tegucigalpa.
22 Nov 1821 Organization of a provincial government in Tegucigalpa is
approved, resolution of Consultative Junta of Guatemala.
(Provincia de Tegucigalpa).
5 Jan 1822 - 28 Mar 1823 Incorporation into Mexico.
28 Mar 1823 Independence again (Tegucigalpa).
16 Sep 1824 Merged into Honduras.

Alcaldes Mayor
2 Dec 1815 - 1817 Simon Guti�rrez (interim) (b. c.1780 - d. 18..)
1817 - 21 Mar 1821 Narcisco Mallol (b. 17.. - d. 1821)
29 Sep 1821 - 18 Dec 1821 Esteban Guardiola Amor�s (b. c.1780 - d. af.1850)
Comandante General 18 Dec 1821 - 3 Feb 1822 Sim�n Guti�rrez (s.a.)
(appointed 22 Nov 1821)
**Superior Political Chief (Jefe Superior Pol�tico)
3 Feb 1822 - 16 Sep 1824 Jos� Dionisio de la Trinidad de (b. 1781 - d. 1850)
Herrera y D�az del Valle

Honduras

16 Sep 1824 State of Honduras
18 Sep 1824 Comayagua merged into Honduras.
22 Nov 1824 - 26 Oct 1838 Constituent state of the Central American Federation
(see under Guatemala)
29 Sep 1865 Republic of Honduras
13 Jun 1921 - 7 Feb 1922 State of Honduras, during a later aborted attempt at
recreating a Central American Federation.
7 Feb 1922 Republic of Honduras

Supreme Chiefs of State
16 Sep 1824 - 10 May 1827 Jos� Dionisio de la Trinidad de (b. 1781 - d. 1850) Lib
Herrera y D�az del Valle
10 May 1827 Jos� Justo Milla Pineda Arriaga (b. 1794 - d. 1838) Lib
(acting)
10 May 1827 - 30 Sep 1827 Anacleto Benda�a Montoya (acting) (b. 1790 - d.c.1859) Con
30 Sep 1827 - 30 Oct 1827 Miguel Eusebio Bustamante (b. 1777 - d. 1869) Lib
Lardiz�bal (acting)
30 Oct 1827 - 27 Nov 1827 Jos� Jer�nimo de Zelaya Fiallos (b. 1780 - d. 1869) Con
27 Nov 1827 - 7 Mar 1829 Jos� Francisco Moraz�n Quezada (b. 1792 - d. 1842) Lib
(1st time)(acting)
7 Mar 1829 - 2 Dec 1829 Diego Vigil Coca�a (acting) (b. 1799 - d. 1845) Lib
2 Dec 1829 - 28 Jul 1830 Jos� Francisco Moraz�n Quezada (s.a.) Lib
(2nd time)
28 Jul 1830 - 12 Mar 1831 Jos� Santos D�az del Valle (b. 1793 - d. 1840) Con
(acting)
12 Mar 1831 - 26 Mar 1832 Jos� Mar�a Antonio de la Cruz (b. 1802 - d. 1832) Con
M�rquez
22 Mar 1832 - 7 Jan 1833 Jos� Francisco Milla Guevara (b. 1789 - d. 18..) Con
(acting [for M�rquez to 26 Mar 1832])
7 Jan 1833 - 31 Dec 1836 Joaqu�n Rivera Bragas (b. 1795 - d. 1845) Ind
1 Jan 1837 - 28 May 1837 Jos� Mar�a Mart�nez Salinas (b. 1780 - d. 18..) Ind
(1st time)(acting)
28 May 1837 - 3 Sep 1838 Justo Vicente Jos� de Herrera y (b. 1786 - d. 1856) Con
D�az del Valle
3 Sep 1838 - 12 Nov 1838 Jos� Mar�a Mart�nez Salinas (s.a.) Ind
(2nd time)(acting)
12 Nov 1838 - 10 Jan 1839 Jos� Lino Matute (acting) (b. 1780 - d. 1854) Con
10 Jan 1839 - 13 Apr 1839 Juan Francisco de Molina (acting) (b. 1778 - d. 1878) Lib
13 Apr 1839 - 15 Apr 1839 Felipe Neri Medina Valderas (b. 1797 - d. ....)
y Fern�ndez de C�rdova (acting)
15 Apr 1839 - 27 Apr 1839 Juan Jos� Alvarado (acting) (b. 1798 - d. 1857)
27 Apr 1839 - 10 Aug 1839 Jos� de la Cruz Guerrero de Arcos (b. 1799 - d. 1853)
y Molina (acting)
Presidents
10 Aug 1839 - 20 Aug 1839 Mariano Garrig� (acting) (b. 1810 - d. ....)
20 Aug 1839 - 27 Aug 1839 Jos� Mar�a Bustillo (acting) (d. 1855)
27 Aug 1839 - 21 Sep 1839 Council of Ministers (acting)
- M�nico Bueso Soto (b. 1810 - d. ....) Con
- Francisco de Aguilar
21 Sep 1839 - 31 Dec 1840 Jos� Francisco Zelaya y Ayes (b. 1798 - d. 1848) Lib
(acting)
1 Jan 1841 - 31 Dec 1842 Francisco Ferrera (1st time) (b. 1794 - d. 1851) Con
1 Jan 1843 - 23 Feb 1843 Council of Ministers (acting)
- Juan Morales
- Jos� Juli�n Tercero (d. 1844) Mil
- Casto Jos� Alvarado (1st time) (b.c.1820 - d. 1873) Con
23 Feb 1843 - 31 Dec 1844 Francisco Ferrera (2nd time) (s.a.) Con
1 Jan 1845 - 8 Jan 1845 Council of Ministers (acting)
- Casto Jos� Alvarado (2nd time) (s.a.) Con
- Coronado Ch�vez (b. 1807 - d. 1881) Lib
8 Jan 1845 - 31 Dec 1846 Coronado Ch�vez (s.a.) Lib
1 Jan 1847 - 12 Feb 1847 Council of Ministers (acting)
- Casto Jos� Alvarado (3rd time) (s.a.) Con
- Francisco Ferrera (s.a.) Con
- Jos� Santos Guardiola Bustillo (b. 1816 - d. 1862) Lib
12 Feb 1847 - 1 Feb 1852 Juan Nepomuceno Fern�ndez Lindo (b. 1790 - d. 1857) Lib
y Zelaya (provisional 4 Feb - 16 Jul 1848)
1 Feb 1852 - 1 Mar 1852 Francisco G�mez y Arg�elles (b. 1810? - d. 1854) Lib
(acting)
1 Mar 1852 - 18 Oct 1855 Jos� Trinidad Francisco Caba�as (b. 1805 - d. 1871) Con
Fiallos
18 Oct 1855 - 8 Nov 1855 Jos� Santiago Bueso Soto (acting) (b. 1815 - d. 1857) Lib
8 Nov 1855 - 17 Feb 1856 Francisco de Aguilar (acting) (b. 1810 - d. 18..) Lib
17 Feb 1856 - 11 Jan 1862 Jos� Santos Guardiola Bustillo (s.a.) Lib
11 Jan 1862 - 4 Feb 1862 Jos� Francisco Montes Fonseca (b.c.1830 - d. 1888) Lib
(1st time)(acting)
4 Feb 1862 - 11 Dec 1862 Victoriano Castellanos Cort�s (b. 1795 - d. 1862) Lib
(acting)
11 Dec 1862 - 7 Sep 1863 Jos� Francisco Montes Fonseca (s.a.) Lib
(2nd time)(acting)
7 Sep 1863 - 31 Dec 1863 Jos� Mar�a Medina (1st time) (b. 1826 - d. 1878) Lib
(acting; in dissidence from 20 Jun 1863)
31 Dec 1863 - 15 Feb 1864 Francisco Inestroza (acting) (b. 1810 - d. 1864) Con
15 Feb 1864 - 26 Jul 1872 Jos� Mar�a Medina (2nd time) (s.a.) Lib
(provisional 29 Sep 1865 - 1 Feb 1866)
26 Mar 1871 - 17 May 1871 Florencio Xatruch Villagra (b. 1811 - d. 1893) Mil
(provisional; in dissidence)
26 Jul 1872 - 13 Jan 1874 Carlos C�leo Arias Lope (b. 1835 - d. 1890) Lib
(provisional; in dissidence from 12 May 1872)
Jul 1872 - Aug 1872 Juan Antonio Medina Orellana (b. 1833 - d. 1885) Con
(provisional; in dissidence)
Jun 1873 - 1873 Ministers (in dissidence)
- Manuel Colindres Gr�diz (b. 1832 - d. 1893)
- Rafael Padilla
13 Jan 1874 - 8 Jun 1876 Ponciano Leiva Madrid (1st time) (b. 1821 - d. 1896) Con
(provisional [in dissidence from 23 Nov 1873] to 2 Feb 1875)
16 Dec 1875 - 8 Jun 1876 Jos� Mar�a Medina (3rd time) (s.a.) Lib
(provisional; in dissidence)
8 Jun 1876 - 13 Jun 1876 Marcelino Mej�a Serrano Con
(provisional)
13 Jun 1876 - 12 Aug 1876 Crescencio G�mez Santos Valladares (b. 1833 - d. 1921) Lib
(provisional)
12 Aug 1876 Council of Ministers (acting)
- Marcelino Mej�a Serrano Con
- Manuel Colindres Gr�diz (s.a.)
12 Aug 1876 - 27 Aug 1876 Jos� Mar�a Medina (4th time) (s.a.) Lib
(provisional)
27 Aug 1876 - 19 Oct 1883 Marco Aurelio Soto Mart�nez (b. 1846 - d. 1908) Lib
(provisional to 30 May 1877; left country 9 May 1883)
9 May 1883 - 30 Nov 1883 Council of Ministers (acting)
- Luis Bogr�n Barahona (b. 1849 - d. 1895) Con
- Rafael Ciriaco Alvarado Manzano (b. 1836 - d. 1923) Con
(acting for Soto to 19 Oct 1883)
30 Nov 1883 - 30 Nov 1891 Luis Bogr�n Barahona (s.a.) Con
30 Nov 1891 - 7 Aug 1893 Ponciano Leiva Madrid (2nd time) (s.a.) Con
9 Feb 1893 - 18 Apr 1893 Rosendo Ag�ero Ariza (b. 1834 - d. 1895) Lib
(acting for Leiva)
18 Apr 1893 - 22 Feb 1894 Domingo V�squez Toru�o (b. 1846 - d. 1909) Lib
(acting for Leiva to 7 Aug 1893)
22 Feb 1894 - 1 Feb 1899 Jos� Policarpo Bonilla V�squez (b. 1858 - d. 1926) PNH
(provisional [in dissidence from 24 Dec 1893]
to 1 Feb 1895; governor 1 Nov - 29 Nov 1898)
1 Feb 1899 - 1 Feb 1903 Terencio Esteban Sierra Romero (b. 1839 - d. 1907) PLH
1 Feb 1903 - 18 Feb 1903 Council of Ministers (acting)
- Trinidad Fiallos Salgado
- Juan �ngel Arias Boqu�n (b. 1859 - d. 1927) PLH
- M�ximo Betancourt Rosales Mil/PLH
- Daniel Vicente Fort�n Ordo�ez (b. 1870 - d. 1917)
- Manuel Sabino L�pez Lagos (b. 1868 - d. 19..)
- Francisco Altschul (b. 1865 - d. 1936) Mil
18 Feb 1903 - 13 Apr 1903 Juan �ngel Arias Boqu�n (s.a.) PLH
13 Apr 1903 - 25 Feb 1907 Manuel Bonilla Chirinos (1st time) (b. 1849 - d. 1913) Mil/PNH
(in opposition at Amapala 1 Feb - 13 Apr 1903)
25 Feb 1907 - 18 Apr 1907 Provisional Government Junta
(chair rotating every 2 weeks,
in the order given)
- Miguel �ngel Oquel� Bustillo (b. 1856 - d. 1938) Mil/PLH
- M�ximo Betancourt Rosales (b. c.1868 - d. 1931)Mil/PLH
- Jos� Ignacio Castro
18 Apr 1907 - 28 Mar 1911 Miguel Rafael D�vila Cu�llar (b. 1856 - d. 1927) PNH
(provisional to 1 Mar 1908)
28 Mar 1911 - 1 Feb 1912 Francisco Bertrand Barahona (b. 1866 - d. 1926) PNH
(1st time)(acting)
1 Feb 1912 - 21 Mar 1913 Manuel Bonilla Chirinos (2nd time) (s.a.) PNH
21 Mar 1913 - 9 Sep 1919 Francisco Bertrand Barahona (s.a.) PNH
(2nd time)(acting to 1 Feb 1916)
28 Jul 1915 - 1 Feb 1916 Alberto de Jesus Membre�o M�rquez (b. 1859 - d. 1921) PNH
(acting for Bertrand Barahona)
9 Sep 1919 - 16 Sep 1919 Salvador Aguirre (acting) (b. 1862 - d. 1947) PNH
16 Sep 1919 - 5 Oct 1919 Vicente Mej�a Colindres (b. 1878 - d. 1966) PNH
(1st time)(acting)
5 Oct 1919 - 1 Feb 1920 Francisco Bogr�n Barahona (acting) (b. 1852 - d. 1926) PLH
1 Feb 1920 - 10 Mar 1924 Rafael Salvador L�pez Guti�rrez (b. 1855 - d. 1924) PLH
(Head of State 1 Oct 1921 - 7 Feb 1922;
provisional from 1 Feb 1924)
9 Feb 1924 - 24 Mar 1924 Tiburcio Car�as Andino (1st time) (b. 1876 - d. 1969) PNH
(in dissidence at Laman�, Comayagua)
10 Mar 1924 - 30 Apr 1924 Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government
- Francisco Bueso Cu�llar (b. 1860 - d. 1930?) PLH
- Roque Jacinto L�pez Mej�a (b. 1880 - d. 1942)
- Jos� Mar�a Ochoa Vel�squez (b. 1864 - d. 1928) PLH
- R�mulo Ernesto Dur�n y Gamero (b. 1865 - d. 1942) PLH
(to 15 Apr 1925)
- Jos� Mar�a Sandoval Burgos (b. 1869 - d. 1951)
(to 28 Mar 1924)
- Marcial Lagos La�nez (b. 1881 - d. 1947)
- Alberto Alejandro Rodr�guez (b. 1869 - d. 1930)
y Coello (from 28 Mar 1924)
24 Mar 1924 - 28 Apr 1924 Tiburcio Car�as Andino (s.a.) PNH
(First Chief of the Liberating Revolution;
in dissidence)
30 Apr 1924 - 1 Feb 1925 Vicente Tosta Carrasco (b. 1886 - d. 1930) PLH
(provisional)
1 Feb 1925 - 1 Feb 1929 Miguel Paz Barahona (b. 1863 - d. 1937) PNH
1 Feb 1929 - 1 Feb 1933 Vicente Mej�a Colindres (2nd time) (s.a.) PNH
1 Feb 1933 - 1 Jan 1949 Tiburcio Car�as Andino (2nd time) (s.a.) PNH
1 Jan 1949 - 5 Dec 1954 Juan Manuel G�lvez Dur�n (b. 1887 - d. 1972) PNH
5 Dec 1954 - 21 Oct 1956 Julio Lozano D�az (b. 1885 - d. 1957) PNH
(Supreme Head of State)
21 Oct 1956 - 21 Dec 1957 Military Government Junta
- H�ctor Caraccioli Moncada (b. 1922 - d. 1975) Mil
- Roque Jacinto Rodr�guez Herrera (b. 1898 - d. 1981) Mil
(to 5 Jul 1957)
- Roberto G�lvez Barnes (b. 1925 - d. 1996) Mil
(to 18 Nov 1957)
- Oswaldo Enrique L�pez Arellano (b. 1921 - d. 2010) Mil
(from 18 Nov 1957)
21 Dec 1957 - 3 Oct 1963 Jos� Ram�n Adolfo Villeda Morales (b. 1908 - d. 1971) PLH
3 Oct 1963 - 6 Jun 1971 Oswaldo Enrique L�pez Arellano (s.a.) Mil;1965 PNH
(1st time)(Head of Military Government to 6 Jun 1965)
6 Jun 1971 - 4 Dec 1972 Ram�n Ernesto Cruz Ucl�s (b. 1903 - d. 1985) PNH
4 Dec 1972 - 22 Apr 1975 Oswaldo Enrique L�pez Arellano (s.a.) Mil
(2nd time)(Head of State)
22 Apr 1975 - 7 Aug 1978 Juan Alberto Melgar Castro (b. 1930 - d. 1987) Mil
(Head of State)
7 Aug 1978 - 27 Jan 1982 Policarpo Juan Paz Garc�a (b. 1932 - d. 2000) Mil
(President of Military Government Junta to
25 Jul 1980, then provisional President)
27 Jan 1982 - 27 Jan 1986 Roberto Suazo C�rdova (b. 1927 - d. 2018) PLH
27 Jan 1986 - 27 Jan 1990 Jos� Sim�n Azcona del Hoyo (b. 1927 - d. 2005) PLH
27 Jan 1990 - 27 Jan 1994 Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero (b. 1943 - d. 2020) PNH
27 Jan 1994 - 27 Jan 1998 Carlos Roberto Reina Idi�quez (b. 1926 - d. 2003) PLH
27 Jan 1998 - 27 Jan 2002 Carlos Roberto Flores Facuss� (b. 1950) PLH
27 Jan 2002 - 27 Jan 2006 Ricardo Rodolfo Levy Maduro Joest (b. 1946) PNH
27 Jan 2006 - 28 Jun 2009 Jos� Manuel Zelaya Rosales (b. 1952) PLH
(retains international recognition to 27 Jan 2010)
28 Jun 2009 - 27 Jan 2010 Roberto Micheletti Ba�n (b. 1948) PLH
27 Jan 2010 - 27 Jan 2014 Porfirio Lobo Sosa (b. 1947) PNH
27 Jan 2014 - 27 Jan 2022 Juan Orlando Hern�ndez Alvarado (b. 1968) PNH
27 Jan 2022 - Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento (f) (b. 1959) Libre

Territorial Disputes: International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras border in 1992 with final settlement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States (OAS) survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca with consideration of Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not mentioned in the ICJ ruling, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca; Honduras claims the Belizean administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution, but agreed to a joint ecological park around the cays should Guatemala consent to a maritime corridor in the Caribbean under the OAS-sponsored 2002 Belize-Guatemala Differendum.

Party abbreviations: Libre = Libertad y Refundaci�n (Liberty and Refoundation, democratic socialist, Bolivarianism, split from PLH, est.26 Jun 2011); PLH = Partido Liberal de Honduras (Honduran Liberal Party, liberal, center-left, est.5 Feb 1891); PNH = Partido Nacional de Honduras (National Party of Honduras, conservative, nationalist, est.27 Feb 1902); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: Ind = Independent; Con = Conservador (Conservative); Lib = Liberal

Black River

1749 - 1787

1732 The small town of Black River founded by William Pitt near Cape
Cameron some 80 miles east of the town of Trujillo.
5 Oct 1749 Black River British Settlements on north coast of modern Honduras
(subordinated to Jamaica).
13 Apr 1782 - 13 Aug 1782 Spanish occupation under Mat�as de G�lvez, the Captain General
of Guatemala.
14 Jul 1786 By the Convention of London the British undertook to evacuate
all British subjects from the northern coast of Central
America.
10 Mar 1787 Spanish take Black River, settlers relocate into Belize
(the evacuation of British settlers is terminated in
Jul 1787, and Spanish settlements are formed on the Shore
immediately thereafter).
29 Aug 1787 Formal possession of the Shore was delivered the Spanish.

Superintendents of the Shore for Black River Settlements
(subordinated to the governors of Jamaica)
Jan 1750 - 1754 Robert Hodgson, Sr. (1st time) (d. 1759)
(appointed 8 Oct 1749)
1754 William Galbraith
1754 - 1759 Robert Hodgson, Sr. (2nd time) (s.a.)
1759 - 1762 Richard Jones (1st time)
1762 - 11 May 1767 Joseph Otway (Ottaway) (d. 1767)
1767 - Jul 1768 Richard Jones (2nd time)(interim)
Jul 1768 - Aug 1775 Robert Hodgson, Jr. (b. 1725/30 - d. 1791)
1775 - 29 Aug 1776 John Ferguson (acting)
29 Aug 1776 - Jul 1787 James Lawrie (b. 1722 - d. c.1800)

Bay Islands

1742 - 1782, 1839 - 1860

30 Jul 1502 Guanaja Island sighted and claimed for Spain by Columbus, named
Isla de Los Pinos.
1638 - 1642 First English settlement on Roat�n (Ruatan, Ratan) Island under
the Providence Company, Roat�n is named Rich Island.
25 May 1641 Providence Island is taken by the Spanish, settlers move to Roat�n.
1642 Spanish disperse English settlers.
1642 Roat�n (Ruatan) Island re-occupied by English pirates.
Mar 1650 Spanish destroy English settlements.
23 Jun 1742 - 1752 Port Royal, on Roat�n Island, is re-occupied by the British.
24 Oct 1779 - 1786 British wood-cutters from Belize take refuge on Roat�n.
16 Mar 1782 Spanish destroy Port Royal.
3 Sep 1783 By Treaty of Versailles, recognized as Spanish territory
by the U.K.
14 Jul 1786 By Convention of London the British undertook to evacuate all
British subjects from the northern coast of Central America.
1787 Abandoned.
1797 - 1797 Brief British occupation.
28 Sep 1821 Claimed as part of independent Honduras (but not settled).
1836 British settlers begin to arrive in Bay Islands from the Caymans.
11 Apr 1839 Bay Islands (of Ruatan [Roat�n], Bonacca [Guanaja], Utilla [Utila],
Helene [Santa Elena], Barbarate [Barbareta], and Morat) claimed
for U.K.by Belize Superintendent Archibald Alexander MacDonald
aboard H.M.S. Rover.
Nov 1841 U.K. asserts sovereignty over Roat�n and Bonnacco (Guanaja), which
is contested by Honduras.
15 Jun 1852 Colony of the Bay Islands (subordinated to Jamaica)(by Letters
Patent of 20 Mar 1852).
28 Nov 1859 Bay Islands and the Mosquito territory in Honduras are ceded
to Honduras by the U.K. in the Treaty of Comayagua (ratified
22 Apr 1861, effected 1 Jun 1861).
1 Jun 1861 Honduras takes possession (Departemente de las Islas de la Bah�a).

British Commanders on the Bay Islands
1742 - 1749 John Caulfield (d. 1752)
1749 - 1752 ....
24 Oct 1779 - Mar 1782 William Dalrymple (b. c.1748 - d. 1794)
Chief magistrates
1839 - 1841 ....
1841 - 1845 ....
184. - 1849 Unwins Elwin (b. 1811 - d. 1873)
1849 - 1850 William Eustace Fitzgibbon (acting)
1850 - 1852 John James Hall
Governors-in-chief of the Bay Islands
15 Jun 1852 - 1 Jun 1861 the Governors of Jamaica
**Lieutenant-Governors 15 Jun 1852 - 1 Jun 1861 the Superintendents of Belize Presiding magistrates
1852 - 1855 Sir Charles Henry Johnes Cuyler (b. 1826 - d. 1885)
Dec 1855 - 1 Jun 1861 Alexander Wilson Moir (b. 1825 - d. 1897)

Swan Islands

11 Feb 1863 - 1 Sep 1972

17 Aug 1502 Islands sighted by Columbus and names Islas Santa Ana.
1680 Named Swan Islands for Captain Charles Swan of the Cygnet.
3 Apr 1857 Claimed for United States by George V. White, CharlesStearns,
Joseph W. Fabens, and Duff Greene.
17 Jun 1857 - 4 Oct 1862 Possession of Atlantic and Pacific Guano Company
6 Oct 1862 - 13 Oct 1870 Sold to New York Guano Company.
11 Feb 1863 Swan Islands (Great Swan and Little Swan Islands) annexed
by the United States under the Guano IslandsAct.
13 Oct 1870 - 18 Dec 1882 Acquired by John M.S. Williams of New York.
18 Dec 1882 - 4 Dec 1895 Sold to the Pacific Guano Company.
4 Dec 1895 - 1 Jul 1902 Sold to Warren K. Blodgett.
1 Jul 1902 - 5 Feb 1904 Sold by Blodgett to the Albian Chemical Export Company.
6 Feb 1904 - 27 Nov 1908 Sold Alonzo Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1913) who is resident on the
Islands.
1908 - 1927 Wireless Telegraph Company, a subsidiary of United Fruit Company,
operates a radio transmission station on the islands.
27 Nov 1908 - 1 May 1922 Conveyed by Adams to the Swan Islands Commercial Company.
Jun 1914 - 31 Aug 1927 U.S. Weather Bureau stationof the U.S. Agriculture Department
established.
1 May 1922 Conveyed to the Swan Island Trustees, apparently Adams' heirs.
15 Nov 1923 Honduras reiterates its claim to the islands to the U.S.
Aug 1928 - 1932 U.S. Weather Bureau of U.S. Agriculture Department restored.
Aug 1938 - 1 Sep 1972 U.S. meteorological station re-established under National Weather
Service (NWS) and later also Federal Aviation Agency (FAA).
24 Jul 1946 - 11 Jul 1949 U.S. Department of Agriculture operates a beef quarantine facility
on Swan Island.
22 Nov 1971 U.S. cedes the Swan Islands to Honduras by Treaty
(Islas Santanilla/Islas del Cisne).
1 Sep 1972 Formally restored to Honduras (treaty ratified by U.S.).
Apr 1989 Honduras declares the islands a protected wildlife refuge
(Reserva Marina Islas del Cisne).

� Ben Cahoon