Rafael Manzanares Aguilar typical folk dance with a jocular character is "El Zopilote", inspired by flying and walking characteristics of the buzzard, commonly seen in Honduras. This dance was compiled by Professor Manzanares in the city of Yuscarán, department of El Paraiso, and it was choreographed and initially interpreted by the Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas. In 1997 Rafael Manzanares was the Liberal Party mayoral candidate for Tegucigalpa, in an election that he lost to the National Party Candidate, Doctor Cesar Castellanos Madrid. In 1998, during the presidential administration of Carlos Roberto Flores, he was appointed minister of the Secretary of State for
Francisco de Manzanares y Dardos de Zamora, natives of Ronda (Spain). In 1613, was appointed Mateo Leal de Ayala, as lieutenant governor of the Río de la Plata and Francisco de Salas and Francisco de Manzanares, occupied the positions of alcaldes of first and second vote of the city. As a member of the council, Manzanares participated in the funeral honors performed to Diego Marín de Negrón, governor of Buenos Aires, who died in the city in 1613. And also participating in the swearing of Francés de Beaumont y Navarra, as the new governor. Francisco de Manzanares y Dardos held the position of Alguacil mayor