Municipality of San Jerónimo Copan
San Jerónimo is a municipality in the department of Copán in Honduras.
In 1887, it was listed as a village of San Antonio del Descanso. On January 28, 1919, it was granted municipality status.
Location
The municipality borders San Antonio to the north, Concepción and Dolores to the south, Trinidad de Copán to the east, and Santa Rita and El Paraíso to the west.
It is situated in the central part of the department, and its municipal seat is located in a moderately sized plain, near the central part of the municipality.
Villages
- San Jerónimo (municipal seat)
- Agua Zarca
- El Rosario
- El Tránsito
- El Volcán
- La Esperanza
- Santa Elena
- Tierra Blanca
Economy
The livelihood of the population in the municipality of San Jerónimo is based on agriculture, livestock, and coffee cultivation.
Municipality status
The elevation to the Municipality status of the town of San Jerónimo is as follows:
San Jerónimo is a municipality in Copán. In 1887, it was listed as a village of San Antonio del Descanso. On January 28, 1919, it was granted municipality status.
Tegucigalpa, January 28, 1919.
- Considering the request submitted to the Executive Branch by Messrs. Macario García, Jesús Espinoza, Valentín Q. Paredes, and Roque López, Auxiliary Mayors of the Villages of San Jerónimo, La Esperanza, Agua Zarca, and El Tránsito, respectively, of the Municipal jurisdiction of San Antonio de Copán, Copán Department, and by J. Antonio Lemus, Rafael V. Contreras, Jesús Hernández, and Manuel M. Martínez, on behalf of the residents of the aforementioned Villages, requesting the creation of a new Municipality composed of the nominated Villages, with San Jerónimo as its seat. They base their request on the fact that the seat of the current Municipality of San Antonio is located at a long distance, has a deadly climate, and has very poor water quality. They also mention that the Village of San Jerónimo has buildings for the municipal council, a boys’ school, a girls’ school, as well as communal land suitable for raising livestock and agriculture. Lastly, they state that the represented Villages have a population of two thousand one hundred and eighty-five inhabitants, including four hundred contributing residents.
- Having also examined the favorable report from the Political Governor of that Department and considering: That, due to the reasons expressed by the interested parties, the creation of the new Municipality is convenient to have more immediate authorities with greater means of action, who will be interested in the material and moral improvement of the mentioned district. Therefore, the Constitutional President of the Republic, in accordance with articles 2, 3, and 7 of the Municipal Law.
- DECIDES: 1. To approve the aforementioned request, authorizing, consequently, the creation of the new municipality, which will be composed of the Villages of San Jerónimo, La Esperanza, Agua Zarca, and El Tránsito, with the first one as its seat. 2. To delegate to the Political Governor of the Department of Copán the authority to establish the jurisdictional boundaries of the new Municipality and to carry out the corresponding division of lands, water, servitude, credits, etc., and everything related to the consequent alteration of the municipal boundaries. The resolution issued in this regard must be submitted for the ratification of the Executive Branch. 3. The new Municipality shall be inaugurated on February 20 of the coming year. Communicate accordingly. Bertrand. The Secretary of State for Governance and Justice, by Law. Carlos Laínez E. Annexation of the Village of Santa Elena to the Municipality of San Jerónimo. Tegucigalpa, April 12, 1923. Resolves to Segregate the Village of Santa Elena from the Municipal jurisdiction of San Antonio de Copán, Copán Department, and annex it to the Municipality of San Jerónimo. López G. Decree No. 20. The National Congress Decrees Article 1. Create the District of San Jerónimo in the Department of Copán, composed of the Municipalities of San Jerónimo, San Antonio, Florida, and El Paraíso, with its seat in the town of San Jerónimo. Given in the Session Hall on the nineteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six. V. Callejas. President G.A. Castañeda. Secretary J.M. Albir. Secretary.
