San Antonio de Oriente is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Honduran department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Francisco Morazán
José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American politician who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America h ...
.
Population as of 2015 is 15,299.
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 (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...
, 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.
Notable people
Florencio Xatruch
Florencio Xatruch (October 21, 1811 – February 15, 1893) 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. His father, ...
(1811 - 1893) a
General
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...
who led the Honduran expeditionary force against
William Walker William Walker may refer to:
Arts
* William Walker (engraver) (1791–1867), mezzotint engraver of portrait of Robert Burns
* William Sidney Walker (1795–1846), English Shakespearean critic
* William Walker (composer) (1809–1875), American Ba ...
in Nicaragua in 1856 was born in the town.
References
Municipalities of the Francisco Morazán Department
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