Tegucigalpa (Tegus for short), population 1,682,725 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras and the republic's largest city. It's also the third largest city in Central America, after Guatemala City and San Salvador. The city is located in a valley of the same name at , and an elevation of 3,250 feet. The name is derived from the Nahuatl Teguz-galpa, meaning "silver hills". Tegucigalpa is also the capital of Honduras' Francisco Morazán department. The city's industries include textiles, sugar, and cigarettes.

History

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Tegucigalpa was founded under the name of "Real Villa de San Miguel de Tegucigalpa de Heredia" on September 29th, 1578 on top of an existing indigenous settlement. At that time it was a center of silver and gold mining. The first capital of Honduras was the port of Trujillo. It later moved to the city of Gracias, in the western department of Lempira. The capital of the independent Republic of Honduras then switched back and forth between Tegucigalpa and Comayagua until it was permanently settled at Tegucigalpa in 1880. It is said that the society of Comayagua, the long time colonial capital of Honduras, was publicly disliked by the wife of President Marco Aurelio Soto, who took revenge by moving the capital of the republic to Tegucigalpa. Going beyond the public saying, it is most likely that the change of the seat of the capital took place due to the fact that President Marco Aurelio Soto was an important partner of the Rosario Mining Company, whose operations where based in San Juancito, located about 40 km outside of Tegucigalpa, and he needed to be closer to his personal interests.

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RT maurotj: Ejército israelí está entranando a militares golpistas hondureños en Tegucigalpa.
sagotmontse (montserrat sagot) Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:46:14 -0000
RT maurotj: Ejército israelí está entranando a militares golpistas hondureños en Tegucigalpa.
Ejército israelí está entranando a militares golpistas hondureños en Tegucigalpa.
maurotj (Mauro Trigueros) Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:44:01 -0000
Ejército israelí está entranando a militares golpistas hondureños en Tegucigalpa.
RT @toxicafunk "At 8 pm eight individuals wearing ski masks forced their way into the Tegucigalpa offices shared by Radio Globo & Canal 36"
rodolfob (Rodolfo Bertoloni) Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:51:21 -0000
RT @toxicafunk "At 8 pm eight individuals wearing ski masks forced their way into the Tegucigalpa offices shared by Radio Globo & Canal 36"
several unidentified indiv. tossed at least three homemade bombs at the offices of El Heraldo in Tegucigalpa http://bit.ly/1Sbegu #Honduras
toxicafunk (Eric Rodriguez) Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:44:48 -0000
several unidentified indiv. tossed at least three homemade bombs at the offices of El Heraldo in Tegucigalpa http://bit.ly/1Sbegu #Honduras
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A LAS 14:54 | 216 EUR - Tegucigalpa, Honduras a San Pedro Sula, Honduras del 25-01 al 01-02. BAJA un 42% http://tinyurl.com/ltbxs6
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