Honduras celebrates Independence Day on Sept 15. During our recent Labor Day holiday, David Archuleta, along with mother and sisters, was able to spend some time in California with the family of one of his Honduran aunts. Abuelita was also able to spend some precious time with David and many of her other grandchildren.
David and Abuelita both proudly stood for photos in front of the Honduran flag.
Honduras Independence Day History
Christopher Columbus reached the coast of Honduras on his fourth and final expedition to the New World in 1502. Honduras became an addition to Spain’s vast empire in the New World. With the discovery of gold, the region turned into the center of armed struggle for many years. Lempira, a Native American chief defied the Spaniards and gave them considerable headache and setbacks in their conquest of the region.
The fight for independence was spearheaded by Francisco Morazán. On September 15 1821, Spain granted independence to Honduras along with the rest of the Central American provinces.
Honduras Independence Day Traditions, Customs and Activities 
In Honduras, the people celebrate Independence Day passionately. Schools and colleges stay closed for the celebrations and children participate enthusiastically in music and dancing. Independence Day is marked by three days of celebrations.
David Archuleta and sister Claudia “performing” a traditional Honduran dance.
Can you say awwwweeeee ?
We wish David, his family and all the Hondurans a Happy Independence Day!!
YEAH DOC! Great post!!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL OUR HONDURAN FAMILY HERE AT FAN SCENE AND EVERYWHERE!!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THAT VIDEO OF CLAUDIA AND DAVID DANCING – IT’S TRULY PRICELESS!!
China80(Quote)
Doc, awesome post!!!!
Feliz Día de la Independencia a todo el pueblo Hondureño! Que la libertad y la paz perdure en su país y en todos los países de América Latina!
I love the pictures!!! as China said, that video is truly priceless!!!
Sandra DB – Venezuela(Quote)
Happy Independence Day to the 5 Central American Nations also celebrating this September 15th!!
HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR.
China80(Quote)
Terrific post Doc! Seeing David and abuelia in front of the Honduran flag is making me smile. It’s great how David is so appreciative of his heritage, go big D!
marc(Quote)
Thank you for such a meaningful and educational post! World History was never my favorite subject, but as I go along in this life, and meet some wonderful people, I find it very interesting knowing different cultures and their history. Happy Independence Day! I think we should celebrate with them here in the states! Hey, three days of partying and having fun sounds good to me!
SherylNotCrow(Quote)
ArchieFanDoc I love the pictures of David and beautiful Abuelita and I love the article you wrote! Wishing all Hondurans a very Happy Independence Day!! And the video….ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
I wondered what the symbolism was for their flag so I just looked it up:
“The blue bars of the Honduras flag signify the waters that border the country–the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The five stars represent the countries that were bound together as the Federal Republic of Central America in the 1820s. The members were Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and El Salvador.”
Judith(Quote)
Thanks Doc for this! Wishing everyone from Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and El Salvador a very happy, and fun Independence Day!
Joey(Quote)
Thanks everybody – and thanks for the added information!
ArchieFanDoc(Quote)
Thank you Judith for the happy wishes!! Just as Honduras has the 5 stars that represent the Central American Countries, Nicaragua has the 5 volcanoes.
I wish I could go to Nicaragua not just for the celebration alone but for the FOOD!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Spanish food!! and……
Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican
Guess I am going to have to make a special trip to Miami!!
China80(Quote)
Thank you AFD for this great post about Honduras and the other countries that share this very important day! I hope the celebration will be three days with wonderful food and dance all night long
like David and his sister – aaawwweeesssooommmeee video!!! I would love to see them perform this dance today!!!
The pictures are great – Abuelita looks very HAPPY but who wouldn’t be if spending precious time with family close to your heart
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL HONDURAN FAMILY HERE AT ARCHULETA FAN SCENE!!!…..and of course to everybody else that celebrate today
Hanne – Denmark(Quote)
Thanks for the nice post, AFD! Happy Independence Day to Honduras – for David and his family – and the other Central American provinces, including Nicaragua for my Archu-buddy, China80!!
archuletafanscene(Quote)
AWWWW!!! THANK- YOU ALL!!!!!! THIS IS A VERY WONDERFULL POST!!!!A VERY NICE SURPRISE!
M.E.(Quote)
Todd, LOVE the smily faces with the flags. They are adorable!! Thanks for the Happy wishes!!
M.E. You are so very welcome. Glad you liked the post!! Wishing you all a GREAT Day and a GREAT week including this coming Friday!!
ALMA AWARDS!! YEAH!!
China80(Quote)
Doc, once again – great job!!
China80(Quote)
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL HONDURAN FAMILY HERE AT ARCHULETA FAN SCENE!!!
I never new that this day was their independence day.
Thanks for enlightening people like me who didn’t know about it.
AJ(Quote)
Happy Holiday! PS I would love to see David do some dancing! whooooo
seattledavidfan(Quote)
LOVE the history lesson! And I LOVE the video. Especially the ending. I’m ROTFL…..
daizdfan(Quote)
Heyy look at this… it’s awesome. I’m proud to be half honduran haaha Punta dance is soo cool even though i’m not good at it hahahah
Vanessa(Quote)
You are more than welcome ME.
Thanks to Todd and China80 for the assistance with this post.
Todd -where did you find those emotidons ??????????? Love it!
ArchieFanDoc(Quote)
Hi everybody, Just got back from Florida. Thanks for the pictures Fanscene! Papi Will (David’s Grandpa from Mom’s side) and I, along with some family and friends, celebrated the Central American Independence in Miami. Papi was invited by the Honduran organization “Hijos y Amigos de El Progreso” which is a Foundation to help children living in the streets in Honduras. We had a blast!
Reina
Reina(Quote)
Hi Reina! That sounds like a most appropriate way to have spent the Honduran Independence day.
archiefandoc(Quote)
YOU GUYS HAD SOOO MUCH FUN!! I HEARD PAPI WIL HAD SOME GOOD DANCE MOVES!!
M.E.(Quote)
Maybe Papi can give David some dance lessons and someone can take a few pictures for us…(hint hint M.E. and Reina and Vanessa!) Something tells me he can already dance quite well….he sure can jump! haha
SherylNotCrow(Quote)
LOL!!!!!!
M.E.(Quote)
right… you are way obsessed. he is not even that cute… ewwwww…
dontneedtoknow(Quote)
dontneedtoknow – if that’s your opinion then OK, but I’m really wondering what you’re doing on a David Archuleta fan site if he gives you ewwwwww…………are you sure you’re not a closet Archie??
Anonymous(Quote)