Guaimura (or more commonly Guaymuras) refers to a name the Spaniard gave to a part of the Central American country of Honduras. Columbus mentions a town named Guaymuras near Trujillo. In his "Brevíssima relación de la destruyción de las Indias" (written in 1542), Bartolomé de Las Casas writes (in talking about Hernan Cortes):

Other common names for the territory now known as the country of Honduras included Honduras and Higueras. See the entry on Honduras for additional discussion.




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