Lempira (Lenca ruler) Honduran historian Mario Felipe Martínez Castillo discovered a very different account of Lempira in a document entitled "Méritos y Servicios: Rodrigo Ruiz, Nueva España", written in 1558 in Mexico City. The manuscript is located in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain. That document, Patronato 69 R.5, tells the story of Rodrigo Ruiz and his service in the conquest of Honduras under Francisco Montejo. It includes his account of killing Lempira. The document is in the form of a series of questions, answered by witnesses to the services which Rodrigo Ruiz gave to the Spanish King. It is his
Las Flores, Lempira material has been used in the highway extension between Gracias, Lempira, and La Esperanza, Intibucá. Most of the people that live in the town only make their school in there. After that most of the people move to the nearest city, Santa Rosa de Copan, where education is more efficient. Because of the peace that the inhabitants experience it is very normal for them to gather at the central park or on streets very late at night. In this case 90% of the people are cross-breed of native Indians and Spanish settlers. A 1 hour visit to the downtown of