Immigration and colonization in Honduras during the Liberal Reform, 1876-1891

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to make known how in its attempt to develop the country, specifically during 1876 and 1891, different governments hand it to foreign capital. The concessions and contracts were the most convenient practical means to try to insert the country into the world economy. As a result of the different migration and colonization policies developed by the Honduran government during the period known as the Liberal Reform, in its eagerness to seek, encourage and favor foreign capital, the government was subject to its will. Despite this concessionary policy offered to those "promoters" to populate the vast and depopulated Honduran territory, the results were scarce, almost nil. The analysis of the primary sources consulted, such as the government gazettes and the reports of the Secretary of State in the Offices of the Interior, Justice and Development, as well as a bibliographical revision (in foreign and national publications), allowed to present how, the national resources were offered to the highest bidder.