Lempira (Lenca ruler) Lempira (Lenca ruler) Lempira was a war chieftain of the Lencas of western Honduras in Central America during the 1530s, when he led resistance to Francisco de Montejo's attempts to conquer and incorporate the region into the province of Honduras. Mentioned as "Lempira" in documents written during the Spanish conquest, he is regarded by the people as a warrior hero. Jorge Lardé y Larín argues that the name "Lempira" comes from the word "lempira," derived from words of the Lenca language: "lempa", meaning "lord" as a title of hierarchy, "i" meaning "of", and "era", meaning "hill or mountain". Thus, Lempira,
Monetary Authority of Macao Monetary Authority of Macao The Monetary Authority of Macao also known as Monetary Authority of Macau (, abbr. as AMCM; ) is the central bank of Macau. The regulatory institution established on December 20, 1999, upon the transfer of the sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to the People's Republic of China as the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). It was formerly known as the "Monetary and Foreign Exchange Authority of Macao" (, abbr. as AMCM), which was created on July 1, 1989. According to decree-law no. 14/96/M of 11 March, the Monetary Authority of Macao carries the following major statutory