What is celebrated on Lempira Day

Every July 20 the entire Honduran people celebrate Lempira Day in honor of the chief, who is considered one of the greatest national heroes that our country has. For this 2021, Lempira Day falls on Tuesday and is a national holiday.

Next we will tell you who it was and why Lempira Day is celebrated.

Why is Lempira Day celebrated?

Lempira Day is celebrated on July 20 because on this day the death of the "Lord of the Sierra", the cacique Lempira, is commemorated, who fought and gave his life to defend his people from the domination of the Spanish during the campaign. of colonization in 1536.

The story goes that the cacique Lempira commanded 30 thousand Lencas and was located in the Congolón area, on the Rock of Piedra Parada. From there, he kept the Spaniards in distress, causing them death and undermining their dreams of conquest.

However, the Spaniards, tired of this war that was dragging on and that they were losing, made Lempira believe that they wanted to make a peace pact and sent two soldiers; one had a white flag and another was behind him who when he could shot him treacherously with an arquebus.

The cacique mortally wounded rolled from the Rock of Piedra Parada and when he was dead, the Indians fled in terror. This is how the Spanish managed to conquer the area.

Lempira Day has become a long-awaited celebration in which various activities are held inside schools to commemorate this date.