BENANCIO POUVET, PORT SECURITY, AND POLITICAL ACTIONS OF HONDURANS. REPORTS SENT TO MEXICO, 1822-1823

Abstract

In 1822, the Mayoralty of Comayagua decided to join the Mexican Empire led by Agustín I. Based on the records of the Internal Affairs branch, no section, of the General Archive of the Nation, this paper examines the way in which the political differences between the leaders established in Comayagua and Tegucigalpa were revealed through the reports sent from Honduras to Mexico City about the Omoa and Trujillo ports. Both groups willing to become part of the Empire sought to stand out over their adversary before the Emperor. The Empire collapsed in the following year, but the collected testimonies show that leaders from Tegucigalpa had the assets to take responsibility for security at ports and for prosecution of rebels against the empire unlike their counterparts in Comayagua.