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Omoa is a town in the Cortés department of Honduras, on the Caribbean Sea coast, to the east of Puerto Cortés. The town is on a small bay, also named "Omoa". Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ...
Cortés is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ...
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Aerial view of Puerto Cortés, the bay area is on the right and the lagoon on the top Puerto Cortés is a city in the Cortés department of Honduras. ...
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Geography Omoa is a small town of Honduras that is located in front of the Caribean sea, west to Guatemala and east to the city of Puerto Cortes. The closest biggest cities to Omoa are: San Pedro Sula (18.4 miles) and the capital city of Tegucigalpa (128.3 miles). Omoa is populated by about 30,000 people distribuited within an area of 382.8 km2. Country Honduras Department Cortés Foundation 1536 Area - City 838 km² - Urban 136 km² Population - City (2006) 800,000 The cathedral The municipal palace Palacio Municipal Catedral Metropolitana San Pedro Sula is a city in the Central American republic of Honduras. ...
Tegucigalpa IPA: (Teguz for short), population 1,435,000 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras (together with Comayagüela), and the countrys largest city. ...
History In 1536 the Spanish authorities located in Guatemala City, needed a safe place and of easy access for the embarkation and disembarkation of goods between; Spain and the key points of Central America. For that reason, they sent specialists in search for a place of such characteristics, which in the end they found in Omoa. Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
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The history records show, that Omoa was founded In 1752, even though the search began much earlier. The small town was named at first Camoa, later in 1795 it became Omoa. 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
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For a very long time, Omoa was the most important port in Honduras, and one with the most traffic in Central America. Nevertheless, that importance began to fade in the 1820's when the place was destroyed a couple of times by fires, the bay began to silt up, and nearby Puerto Cortes was developed. Then the first railroad connecting Puerto Cortes with San Pedro Sula was developed in the 1880s, reducing Omoa to a simple backwater fishing village. Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ...
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Puerto Cortés is a city in the Cortés department of Honduras. ...
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Puerto Cortés is a city in the Cortés department of Honduras. ...
Country Honduras Department Cortés Foundation 1536 Area - City 838 km² - Urban 136 km² Population - City (2006) 800,000 The cathedral The municipal palace Palacio Municipal Catedral Metropolitana San Pedro Sula is a city in the Central American republic of Honduras. ...
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Economy The economy of Omoa is kept active, based on the fishing of its settlers. About 600 native fishermen with 400 small boats bring home approximately 220 thousand pounds of fish. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1800x1215, 1473 KB) Fishermans home in Omoa, Honduras : Picture taken by photographerJ.Betanacourt in 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1800x1215, 1473 KB) Fishermans home in Omoa, Honduras : Picture taken by photographerJ.Betanacourt in 2005. ...
Many of the settlers of the municipality of Omoa are dedicated to the agriculture. They've mastered the cultivation of basic grains such as: corn, beans, and rice. While other inhabitants, earn their income as cattle raiser.
Other sources of income; comes from the tourism that provides its natural beauty as well as the fortress of San Fernando: The largest of Central America and one of the few in existence in all the American continent. Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ...
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The fortress of Omoa was built by the Spaniards from 1759 until 1778. This historic place had as its main purpose; to protect against the pirates; the silver cargos originating from the mines of San Miguel of Tegucigalpa that often left from Omoa to Spain. Ironically, the construction of the fortress did not end, until the pirates were a thing of the past. Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ...
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Tegucigalpa IPA: (Teguz for short), population 1,435,000 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras (together with Comayagüela), and the countrys largest city. ...
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After the independence of Honduras in 1821, the fortress was utilized as a prison by the honduran authorities for a while. Then it was abandoned for a long time. Today "The Castle" as it is often called; is a national historic monument of Honduras and it is open to the general public. The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Besides of the fortress of San Fernando of Omoa, the tourist can enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds the place. On the one hand; the great mountain range of Merendon can be appreciated with its exotic variety of plants and animals.
On the other hand the turist can enjoy Omoa with its warm and sandy beaches, complemented by its palm trees. On these beaches, many tourists have also the opportunity to learn or practice scuba diving, as well as other water sports. For all the above Omoa has become, one of Honduras' fastest growing turist attractions. Scuba divers exploring fish and coral. ...
San Fernando of Omoa
 San Fernando Fortress, Omoa Omoa's most striking feature is the Fortaleza de San Fernando de Omoa, an 18th century Spanish fort. The fort was constructed from 1759 through 1778, and is the largest colonial fort in Central America. Spanish Fort at Omoa; Honduras Institute of Anthropology & History photo, no copyright This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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On 15 October 1779 the Royal Navy ships Lowestoffe and Charon were with a small squadron which arrived off the Honduras coast. They were accompanied by Pomona, the Racehorse, schooner and other small craft, and were hoping to intercept some treasure ships in the bay of Dulce. They found two Spanish ships which took shelter under the guns of the fortress of San Fernando de Omoa, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to capture the town from the sea. They fell in with the Porcupine sloop and some troop transports returning from driving the Spaniards from St George’s. On 16th October this was followed by a landing some 9 miles away at Puerto Caballo by seamen and marines from the ships, a detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment and 250 Baymen to make an overland attempt on Omoa. They underestimated the difficulties of marching first through swamps, and then wild, mountainous country and only covered three miles during the night. However when they reached the town the following afternoon it soon fell, but they were unable to take the fort because the Baymen had dropped the scaling ladders they were carrying. They were supported during the attack by fire from Charon and Lowestoffe, the latter being badly damaged when she grounded for a while as she tried to get closer.
The bombardment from the sea, supplemented by fire from some guns which had been landed from Pomona, continued on the night of the 19th October, occupying the garrison which did not notice storming parties of seamen, marines and soldiers infiltrating the fort. The surprise was complete and there were only six British casualties. The treasure found in the fort and on board two treasure ships was worth some two million dollars. Two hundred and fifty quintals of mercury were also found in the fort. The fort itself was abandoned by the British at the end of November, before a Spanish counterattack arrived. The craters from the British bombardment are still visible in the walls of the fort today.
Omoa was the last Spanish stronghold in Central America after the region declared its independence. The Spanish fort was captured by the Central American Republicans under Colonel Juan Galindo. Juan Galindo (1802-1839) was a Central American explorer and army officer. ...
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