Museo de Antropología e
Historia de San Pedro Sula
Explore our detailed guide covering significant events in the history of the museum and Honduras, especially the city of San Pedro Sula.
Data
Historical:
The History of
San Pedro Sula
Archaic Period
From the Archaic period, you'll find information dating back to 2000 BC, corresponding to the environment, plants, animals, and minerals found in the valley, and how semi-nomadic groups took advantage of hunting, fishing, and gathering to survive.
Formative Period
The Formative Period, spanning 2000 BC–200 AD, chronicles the transition from a semi-nomadic to a sedentary lifestyle. You'll be able to observe artifacts and the process of making clay vessels, including how they imitated the shapes of hard-shelled fruits such as gourds and calabashes.
Classical Period
The Classical period, spanning from 200 AD to 900 AD, contains a rich collection of artifacts from when the valley reached its peak development, producing alabaster vessels and polychrome pottery.
Postclassic Period
The post-classical period, which goes from 900 AD to the time of the conquest, tells how indigenous cultures suffered tremendous collapse and entered into decline,
Foundation
Pedro de Alvarado, along with a handful of residents, founded the city of San Pedro in 1536. Its strategic location made it a major warehouse and distribution center for the center and south of the country, as well as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
Discovery and Conquest
The discovery of the Honduran territory from 1502 to 1521, as it was home to a variety of interrelated human groups with different cultures, and the conquest of Honduras that took place between the years 1524 and 1536.
The main causes of the drastic decline in the indigenous population were the arrival of the first groups of Africans and the resulting human interbreeding that characterizes the northern coast of Honduras.
Mestizaje
The main causes of the drastic decline in the indigenous population were the arrival of the first groups of Africans and the resulting human interbreeding that characterizes the northern coast of Honduras.
Trade and Piracy
Objects, paintings and maps related to the incipient development of the city of San Pedro and its trade around 1542 And how in the 17th century piracy flourished in the Caribbean with the aim of weakening the Spanish Crown.
Industrialization
Industrialization and modernization reached San Pedro between 1882 and 1947. Exports brought unprecedented prosperity, transforming it into a civilized and cosmopolitan small town.
Independent Era
In 1856 San Pedro received its first ejidos, as the north coast underwent definitive changes between 1860 and 1882, increasing the flow of foreigners who came with the idea of developing new projects such as.
The Estancias and Fortifications
Resurgence of the estancias between 1690 – 1745, as a consequence of pirate attacks, the San Pedro residents decided to abandon the village and settle in the valley between 1745 – 1820 they built large fortresses.
Formative Period
The Formative Period, spanning 2000 BC–200 AD, chronicles the transition from a semi-nomadic to a sedentary lifestyle. You'll be able to observe artifacts and the process of making clay vessels, including how they imitated the shapes of hard-shelled fruits such as gourds and calabashes.
Classical Period
The Classical period, spanning from 200 AD to 900 AD, contains a rich collection of artifacts from when the valley reached its peak development, producing alabaster vessels and polychrome pottery.
Postclassic Period
The post-classical period, which goes from 900 AD to the time of the conquest, tells how indigenous cultures suffered tremendous collapse and entered into decline,
Foundation
Pedro de Alvarado, along with a handful of residents, founded the city of San Pedro in 1536. Its strategic location made it a major warehouse and distribution center for the center and south of the country, as well as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
Discovery and Conquest
The discovery of the Honduran territory from 1502 to 1521, as it was home to a variety of interrelated human groups with different cultures, and the conquest of Honduras that took place between the years 1524 and 1536.
The main causes of the drastic decline in the indigenous population were the arrival of the first groups of Africans and the resulting human interbreeding that characterizes the northern coast of Honduras.
Mestizaje
The main causes of the drastic decline in the indigenous population were the arrival of the first groups of Africans and the resulting human interbreeding that characterizes the northern coast of Honduras.
Trade and Piracy
Objects, paintings and maps related to the incipient development of the city of San Pedro and its trade around 1542 And how in the 17th century piracy flourished in the Caribbean with the aim of weakening the Spanish Crown.
Industrialization
Industrialization and modernization reached San Pedro between 1882 and 1947. Exports brought unprecedented prosperity, transforming it into a civilized and cosmopolitan small town.
Independent Era
In 1856 San Pedro received its first ejidos, as the north coast underwent definitive changes between 1860 and 1882, increasing the flow of foreigners who came with the idea of developing new projects such as.
The Estancias and Fortifications
Resurgence of the estancias between 1690 – 1745, as a consequence of pirate attacks, the San Pedro residents decided to abandon the village and settle in the valley between 1745 – 1820 they built large fortresses.