Historia de Honduras

1. The expression "colonial era" is a historical
periodization that designates the stage of
occupation, settlement, establishment,
administration and control of a territory in the
hands of a group of foreign or foreign settlers. It
is directly related to the historical process of
colonization.
On his fourth voyage, Columbus sailed along the
Honduran coast until he reached the mainland,
landed in Trujillo and took possession of the
place in the name of the kings of Spain on the
banks of the Black River, which he called the
Possession River.
The Honduran territory remained intact, it was
not until 1504 when a process of conquest of
the lands began led by a great conqueror of the
Honduran area such as Gil Gonzales Dávila.
The Spanish realized that these lands were
lucrative, suitable for agriculture and livestock,
and not only these two types of activities but
also for exploiting mines and extracting the
most precious minerals such as gold and silver.
The conquest process took place in Honduras in
1524. The Spanish carried it out with violence,
they arrived with large contingents of men,
armed with firearms, swords, armor and
mounted on horses, things they did not have.
the indigenous people and intimidated them
with them.
During the colonial period, the Catholic Church
was the most powerful institution in the
transmission of cultural values. On a political
level, its role was to expand the domain of the
Spanish Crown, dedicated to the Catholic faith.
The Catholic Church had its own unique role,
both in the antecedents of the colonial era and
in the birth and development of the new
Nation. This was responsible for transmitting
Spanish culture to the indigenous people. The
religious communities taught the language and
customs and slowly unified a large part of the
indigenous population who communicated in
various languages and had diverse beliefs under
Spanish and the Catholic faith.
One of the first things the clerics did was
eradicate indigenous religions, along with the
destruction of idols and places of worship.
Culture in the colonial period was characterized
by a strong process of Europeanization, not only
in the field of the arts but also in the way of life.
The colonizers brought to the American
continent both European artistic techniques and
styles, as well as customs and traditions
originating from Europe. However, many times
this did not mean a total eradication of the
ancient pre-Columbian cultures, but rather a
fusion.
In the field of architecture, religious and civil
buildings were built using styles such as Gothic,
Plateresque, Baroque or Churrigueresque.
Convents, churches, cathedrals and palaces
were built in practically all important colonial
cities.
Sculpture, for its part, was characterized by
using styles such as Renaissance, Gothic,
Baroque and Churrigueresque to create works
on stone or wood. Of special importance was
the use of braising, a technique consisting of
covering wood with a layer of gold. The
sculpture of this period was based mainly on
the creation of altarpieces and statues on
facades.

2. Indeed, from the beginning of colonization,
Spain sought to transplant its cultural pattern to
the American colonies and it was precisely,
through the church, that that purpose was
achieved.
In this sense, in the educational aspect, since
the beginning of colonization, schools and
universities similar to those that existed in Spain
and in accordance with the educational system
prevailing in Europe were established in the
New World.
The colonial economy was monopolized for a
long time by Spain, it was based on plunder,
slavery and exploitation. Its main sectors were:
mining, agriculture and livestock. This economy
ended up opening to free trade thanks to
Spain's lack of capacity to provide the Indians
with the products they needed and Spain's
inability to contain the pirates, buccaneers and
power countries that intervened in the
peninsular territories.
Other activities may be:
agriculture
mining
cattle raising
HAPPY WORLD SCHOOL
HISTORY CLASS
BROCHURE ABOUT THE CHURCH AND
CULTURE DURING THE COLONIAL
PERIOD
TEACHER’S NAME:
MR. JOSE MATAMOROS GALVEZ
STUDENT’S NAME:
JOSE ISAAC CERRATO VIERA
DUE DATE:
10/31/2023