Spanish conquest of Honduras

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conquest military campaign

The Spanish conquest of Honduras was a 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces, led in part by conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, subjugated the indigenous peoples and incorporated the region into the Spanish Empire.

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Label	Occurrences
Spanish conquest of Honduras canonical	5
Spanish colonization of Honduras	1

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Target entity: Spanish conquest of Honduras
Context triple: [Pedro de Alvarado, participantIn, Spanish conquest of Honduras]

A. Spanish conquest of Guatemala
The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.
B. Spanish conquest of El Salvador
The Spanish conquest of El Salvador was the early 16th-century military campaign in which Spanish forces, led largely by conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, subjugated the indigenous Pipil and other native peoples in the region that is now El Salvador.
C. Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
D. Spanish conquest of Cuba
The Spanish conquest of Cuba was the early 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces subjugated the island, overthrowing Indigenous societies and establishing it as a key colonial base in the Caribbean.
E. Spanish conquest of New Granada
The Spanish conquest of New Granada was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign through which Spanish forces subdued indigenous polities in the region of present-day Colombia and surrounding areas, establishing Spanish rule there.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Spanish conquest of Honduras
Target entity description: The Spanish conquest of Honduras was a 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces, led in part by conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, subjugated the indigenous peoples and incorporated the region into the Spanish Empire.

A. Spanish conquest of Guatemala
The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.
B. Spanish conquest of El Salvador
The Spanish conquest of El Salvador was the early 16th-century military campaign in which Spanish forces, led largely by conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, subjugated the indigenous Pipil and other native peoples in the region that is now El Salvador.
C. Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
D. Spanish conquest of Cuba
The Spanish conquest of Cuba was the early 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces subjugated the island, overthrowing Indigenous societies and establishing it as a key colonial base in the Caribbean.
E. Spanish conquest of New Granada
The Spanish conquest of New Granada was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign through which Spanish forces subdued indigenous polities in the region of present-day Colombia and surrounding areas, establishing Spanish rule there.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conquest ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
chronologyWithinTopic	early 16th century ⓘ
conflictType	colonial war ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
describedBySource	Spanish colonial chronicles ⓘ indigenous oral traditions ⓘ
effect	demographic collapse of indigenous population ⓘ establishment of encomienda system ⓘ foundation of Spanish settlements in Honduras ⓘ imposition of Spanish colonial administration in Honduras ⓘ spread of Christianity in Honduras ⓘ
endTime	1530s ⓘ
follows	Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ Spanish conquest of Mexico ⓘ linked to: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
hasCause	desire to control Caribbean and Pacific routes ⓘ expansion of the Spanish Empire ⓘ search for gold and other resources ⓘ
hasNotableEvent	campaigns led by Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ expedition of Hernán Cortés to Honduras ⓘ rebellions by indigenous groups ⓘ
languageOfRecord	Spanish ⓘ
location	Central America ⓘ Honduras ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Spanish Empire ⓘ indigenous peoples of Honduras ⓘ
opponent	Chʼortiʼ Maya ⓘ Lenca people ⓘ Maya peoples ⓘ Paya people ⓘ
partOf	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ Spanish conquest of Central America ⓘ history of Honduras ⓘ history of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
result	Spanish victory ⓘ collapse of indigenous polities in Honduras ⓘ incorporation of Honduras into the Spanish Empire ⓘ
significantPerson	Cristóbal de Olid ⓘ Francisco de las Casas ⓘ Gil González Dávila ⓘ Hernán Cortés ⓘ Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ
startTime	1520s ⓘ
temporalContext	Age of Discovery ⓘ linked to: Age of Exploration early modern period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pedro de Alvarado → participantIn → Spanish conquest of Honduras ⓘ

Lempira → conflict → Spanish conquest of Honduras ⓘ

Francisco de las Casas → participatedIn → Spanish conquest of Honduras ⓘ

indigenous peoples of Honduras → historicalEvent → Spanish colonization of Honduras ⓘ

linked to: Spanish conquest of Honduras

Battle of Acajutla → relatedTo → Spanish conquest of Honduras ⓘ

Alvarado family of conquistadors → associatedWith → Spanish conquest of Honduras ⓘ

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