1000 front J-C Presence of the Mayas in the west of the country.

1502 Christophe Colomb accosts on the American continent with the site of the current town of Trujillo.

1525 The Spaniards settle in Trujillo.

1537 Comayagua located in the center of the country, becomes the capital and will remain to it 350 years.

1570 Discovered money and of gold in the area of Tegucigalpa, that attracts Dutch pirates and Britaniques.

1643 The town of Trujillo is plundered by Dutch pirates.

1821 Honduras is independent of Spain.

1860 Attempt at coup d'etat of the American William Walker, who showed a defeat with Trujillo.

End of the 19éme The American fruit-bearing companies trustent the activity of the banana plantations and will very strongly influence on the policy of the country.

1969 Incidents during a match of football opposing Honduras to El Salvador cause a war of a few days which contracted the relations between the two countries lasting 10 years.

The Eighties The country is used as hinged plate for the Americans who seek with destabiliser the close countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua).

1998 A part of the country is devastée by the Mitch cyclone.