Colón is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. The departmental capital is Trujillo , and the other main city is Tocoa . Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic mass on the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón) reached the Honduran shore in 1502.
3-470: Colón Department may refer to: Colón Department (Honduras) Colón Department, Entre Ríos , Argentina Colón Department, Córdoba , Argentina Colón Department (Colombia) See also [ edit ] Colón (disambiguation) Department (administrative division) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
6-564: A substantial Garifuna population and has pristine beaches and rainforested national parks. The Fort of Santa Barbara, built by the Spaniards in the colonial era, was the site of the execution of US filibuster William Walker in Trujillo, and his remains are buried in the city's graveyard. The department covers a total surface area of 8,875 km and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 284,900 people. This Honduras location article
9-536: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colón_Department&oldid=569366049 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages Department name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Col%C3%B3n Department (Honduras) Colón harbors
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