San Antonio de Oriente
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San Antonio de Oriente is a municipality
in the Honduran
department of Francisco Morazán. Population as of 2001 is 12,055.
The first occupants came in 1660 in the village Mineral de San Antonio that is 4 km away from the present town. Nowadays it is called San Antonio Yusguare. A kilometre west of San Antonio de Oriente lies San Antonio Ocidente. San Antonio de Oriente lies 28 km from Tegucigalpa
, high in the mountains. The Santa Iné River crosses the municipality in a south to north direction. There is a school and a health centre. Many youngsters from the village have left to go to Tegucigalpa to study.
Florencio Xatruch
(1811 - 1893) a General
who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856 was born in the town.
Municipality
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in the Honduran
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
department of Francisco Morazán. Population as of 2001 is 12,055.
The first occupants came in 1660 in the village Mineral de San Antonio that is 4 km away from the present town. Nowadays it is called San Antonio Yusguare. A kilometre west of San Antonio de Oriente lies San Antonio Ocidente. San Antonio de Oriente lies 28 km from Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
, high in the mountains. The Santa Iné River crosses the municipality in a south to north direction. There is a school and a health centre. Many youngsters from the village have left to go to Tegucigalpa to study.
Florencio Xatruch
Florencio Xatruch
Florencio Xatruch , was a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856.- Life :Florencio Xatruch was born in San Antonio de Oriente, Honduras...
(1811 - 1893) a General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856 was born in the town.