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The first known contact the indigenous natives of what is now known as Trujillo, Honduras had with European explorers was on August 14, 1502, when Christopher Columbus, accompanied by his. 13 year old son Fernando and his brother Bartholomew, plus 140 Spaniards, arrived in four boats named the Santa María, El Vizcaino, El Santiago and El Gallego.
By the end of 1540, Trujillo was occupied by an administration staff of 15 Spaniards and 50 soldiers, with 600 natives to work for them. It was the capital of Honduras until 1544, when gold was discovered in the interior at Gracias, which became the new capital.
Trujillo (Spanish: [tɾuˈxiʎo] ⓘ) is a municipality located in Extremadura, an autonomous community of Spain in the Province of Cáceres. In 2013 the municipality had 9,086 inhabitants (INE Census, 2013).
Trujillo, town, Cáceres provincia (province), in the Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), western Spain, on the Tozo River, a tributary of the Tagus River. It is sited on a hill 25 miles (40 km) east of the provincial capital Cáceres.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Midway between Madrid and Lisbon, in the Spanish region of Extremadura, lies the ancient town of Trujillo. Guest contributor Laurence Mitchell invites us to join him for a day in the town's central square.
Trujillo is Extramadura's most beautiful town, and when its main square is floodlit at night it is one of the most beautiful in Spain. Trujillo has some fine medieval buildings but it is the architecture of the 15th and 16th century that is particularly impressive.
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Trujillo is rich and history, for it is home to many of the conquistadors that American students learn about in history classes. Francisco Pizarro, for example, is a famous conquistador that was from Trujillo. The Architecture in Spain is breathtaking.
