On this day 204 years ago, on September 15, 1821 (August 20, 1821 lunar calendar), Honduras declared its independence. The capital, Tegucigalpa, overlooks Honduras. The full name is the Republic of Honduras. It is a mountainous country in Central and North America, bordering Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. It is located between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and has a coastline. Most of the people of the country are of mixed descent, so the people of the country believe in Catholicism. In Honduras, music is more popular and there are rich mineral resources, including gold, silver, coal, antimony, etc. Among them, silver is the largest in China and the United States. From the 4th to the 7th century, western Honduras was one of the centers of the Mayan civilization. In 1502, Columbus arrived in the Gulf Islands of Honduras, which was the beginning of Honduras's contact with Europe. In 1524, the Spanish army began to conquer Honduras and became a Spanish colony in the same year. 1537-1539 Lempira led the 30,000 Indians to revolt against Spanish colonial rule. In 1539, Honduras was placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Guatemala. Honduras declared independence on September 15, 1821, but was incorporated into the First Mexican Empire in 1822. In 1823, it joined the Central American Federation. In October 1838, it withdrew from the Central American Federation and established a republic. In 1840, Honduras was supported by the Guatemalan dictator Rafael Carrera, and the conservative Francisco Ferreira established a dictatorship. After 1853, liberals and conservatives in Honduras often had coups and civil wars, and regime changes were frequent. The destruction of the gold and silver mining industry had a huge impact on economic development. From the 1840s, the British occupied the eastern part of Honduras and the Baja Islands, built railways, and obtained leases on large tracts of land. Honduras had 139 coups between independence in 1821 and 1978, making it one of the most frequent coups in Latin America. In the 1957 election, Ramón Villeda Morales of the Liberal Party was elected president. In 1963, the commander of the armed forces, Osvaldo López Arellano, launched a coup inspired by the United States, overthrew the Morales regime, and was elected president in 1965. In 1971, Ramon Ernesto Cruz, a national party, won the election, but soon after taking power, Arellano came to power in another coup. In 1975, the commander of the armed forces, Juan Alberto Melga Castro, staged a coup to replace Arellano. And in 1978, the commander of the armed forces, Policapo Pas Garcia, staged a coup to form a military council headed by him. Honduras is the most mountainous country in Central America, suitable for growing coffee and bananas, which are important exports for the region. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch devastated the area, killing nearly 6,000 people and destroying much of the country's infrastructure buildings and farmland. Street view of the capital Tegucigalpa. Honduras is one of the least developed countries in Latin America. Agriculture is the leading industry of the national economy. Street construction of the capital Tegucigalpa. Street construction of the capital Tegucigalpa. Canoes with fish. New Armenia city on the coast of Honduras. Several wooden boats rest on the shore of the lagoon. Porfirio Lobo Sosa, the current president of Honduras. During the 2009 coup d'état, Zelaya's supporters clashed with the army. Current president of Honduras, who was officially inaugurated in January 2010. Former president of Honduras, on June 28, 2009, in a military coup, Zelaya was removed. In June 2009, the Honduran army launched a coup and expelled President Zelaya. The demonstrators during the 2009 coup d'état make up about 90% of the Honduran population. The little Honduran boy Indians who look into the camera make up 7% of the total population, 2% of blacks, and 1% of whites. Soldiers on guard on buses. The United Nations reports that Honduras has the highest crime rate in the world. On September 28, 2012, the president authorized the army to guard buses in the city. A policeman is boarding the bus to carry out the guard task. The Copan Maya monument site in the Honduran rainforest on the island of Utila, Honduras. The site is located on the western border of Honduras and covers an area of tens of square kilometers. The Copan Maya monument site was included in the World Heritage List in 1980. A bunker built in Honduras during the 18th century Spanish colonial period to resist the British army. The statue of Jesus Christ in the capital Tegucigalpa, overlooking the city from above. The Copan Maya monument was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. The Honduran football team made it to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in October 2009.