Italian Hondurans ( it, italo-honduregni; es, ítalo-hondureños) are Honduran-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were

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who emigrated to Honduras during the

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, or Italian-born people in Honduras.

History

In the 19th century, Lieutenant Colonel Feliciano Viviani of Italian origin appeared in the ranks of the allied army, protector of Central American law, under the command of Francisco Morazán. Viviani would die in the battle of Omoa in 1832. In the year 1853, the European traveler of English nationality Mary Lester arrived in

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and recorded that several foreign families resided in Honduras, adding also that in the south of the country, in

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and

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, there were Italian immigrants who managed tavern, inns and lodgings. In the general census of the Republic of Honduras, carried out on 15 June 1887, foreigners were summarized as 185 North Americans, 77 Spaniards, 72 French, 1,033 English, 43 Germans, 4 Russians, 2 Swiss, 13 Italians, 4 Belgians, 2 Danes, 1 Dutch, 1 Portuguese, 1 Brazilian and 1 Chinese. The influx of Italian citizens to settle in the Republic of Honduras became evident within the first three decades of the 20th century. Among them stood out businessmen, architects, aviators, engineers, artists in various fields, etc. In 1911 the participation of immigrants in the development of the country began to be evident, especially families from Europe (Germany, Italy, France). The main marketing items were coffee, bananas, precious woods, gold and silver. The count of immigrants residing in Honduras, according to reports between 1887 and 1935, showed that:Amaya Banegas, Jorge Alberto. ''Los judíos en Honduras'', p. 39 (In Spanish). When

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broke out, under the presidency of Tiburcio Carías Andino, was issued decree no. 5 of 13 December 1941, with which the Republic of Honduras declared war on

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and on

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; but the Italian citizens did not receive limitations and harassment from the Honduran government, such as that received by German immigrants. The Honduran government has once again strengthened the ties of friendship with today's Italian Republic, after the end of World War II, with the same diplomatic gestures that are currently evidenced by the mutual collaboration between governments. In 2014, there were about 14,000 Hondurans of Italian descent, while there were around 400 Italian citizens.

Notable Italian Hondurans

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, politician * Paul Vinelli, economist and banker

References

Bibliography

* Bocchicio, Luca. ''Il contributo italiano all'immagine monumentale —scultorea e architettonica— dell'Indipendenza in Honduras''. 2015 (In Italian) * Murga Frassinetti, Antonio. ''Enclave y Sociedad en Honduras''. UNAH, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1978 (In Spanish) {{Ancestry and ethnicity in Honduras Ethnic groups in Honduras

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Hondurans

History

Notable Italian Hondurans

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References

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