208:. In 1920, Palestinian Arabs made up just 0.5% of the Honduran population according to documents from the Ministry of Foreign Relations, and the 1935 census showed just 47 "Turks" and 721 Palestinians out of a total population of 960,000. (Because many immigrants had passports from the Ottoman Empire, Arab Hondurans acquired the generic nickname of "Turcos".) However, several researchers suggest that there had been a wave of Middle Eastern immigrants to Central America in the 1920s and 1930s; hundreds of families settled primarily in Honduras, with nearly 25,000 Arabs in
34:
180:(1883-1891) also emphasized immigration as a means to increase the national population, develop the labor force, further exploit the country's natural resources; in Honduras he offered foreigners the opportunity to treat with equality, a cordial welcome, security, and especially an influence on the Honduran national identity. Constantino Nini is cited as the first Arab to settle in Honduras in 1893, even before Christians were legally allowed to leave the
1158:
524:
1112:
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or surrounding villages which allowed them to form cohesive and supportive social networks. Fluency in
English allowed early coffee grinders to establish trade relationships with Belize and North America, and by the early 20th century, Arab families owned over 40% of local businesses according to one
168:(1876-1883) published the Political Constitution of 1876, which reflected the importance he placed on immigration for national development, including those from North America (many displaced by the aftermath of the
143:, the majority of whom (95%) are Christian (Catholic and Orthodox). The approximate population of Honduran Arabs is more than 300,000 people, around 280,000 Palestinians and 20,000 Lebanese, estimates place the
967:
379:
164:(1862-1876), the National Congress issued the first immigration law on February 26, 1866, allowing willing foreigners to reside in the country. Afterwards, the liberal reformer Dr.
1501:
252:
where they built a swimming pool. This eventually grew into the US$ 15 million Arab-Honduran Social Center complex, which included some 1,600 families as club members by 2001.
287:
Despite comprising only approximately three percent of the country's population, Arab
Houndurans are major players in the country's economy, politics, arts, and sciences.
224:
Arab community organized the "Society Union Arab Youth" under the leadership of
Gabriel Kattán and Nicolás Larach, which led to the founding of similar associations in
960:
248:("Directions"), and produced an exclusive radio program for Radio HRN. In 1968, eight Arab-Honduran members of this Society purchased six acres in a suburb of
933:
193:
953:
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Euraque, Darío A. (21 June 2010). "The Arab‐Jewish economic presence in San Pedro Sula, the industrial capital of
Honduras: Formative years, 1880s–1930s".
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88:
562:
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548:
Darío
Euraque (2005). "Los árabes de Honduras: entre la inmigración, la acumulación y la política". In Karim Hauser y Daniel Gil (ed.).
1601:
917:
794:
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Euraque, Dario A. (1996) State, Power, Nationality, and Race in the
History of Honduras. Editiones Subirana, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
834:
506:
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511:
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1197:
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1093:
661:
1422:
1071:
501:
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139:, and sought to establish an attractive environment for foreign investment. The largest Arab community in Honduras is the
1051:
1140:
308:
1192:
312:
200:. In the early 20th century, Gonzalo "Chalo" Luque noted the names of many Palestinian-Arab heads-of-household in
384:
1441:
1267:
976:
729:
A Century of
Palestinian Immigration Into Central America: A Study of Their Economic and Cultural Contributions
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824:
The Arabs and
Palestinians in Honduras, 1900-1950, Publisher Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2000. (Page 78)
302:
33:
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Revista
Relaciones Internacionales, Escuela de Relaciones Internacionales. Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
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330:
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population at between 150,000 and 200,000 at the beginning of the 21st century, a percentage second only to
161:
1606:
1476:
1133:
1066:
864:
1287:
627:
321:
317:
212:
alone by 1930, and over 40,000 by 1940. Many of these immigrants were well-educated, and many came from
160:
Relatively few Arabs immigrated to
Honduras during the 19th century. Under conservative General Captain
990:
780:
589:
426:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1446:
1405:
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402:
140:
1524:
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165:
128:
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348:
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1230:
762:
261:
1575:
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1434:
1410:
1369:
1353:
1322:
1297:
1282:
1257:
1240:
1116:
528:
473:
408:
136:
109:
342:Óscar Kafati, president of El Indio Coffee Mills, former minister of Economic Development
1157:
842:
1496:
1466:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1252:
1225:
1187:
1177:
1061:
1020:
1005:
249:
209:
201:
181:
177:
732:. San José, C.R.: Ed. de la Univ. de Costa Rica: Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica.
192:
The early 20th century saw a major increase in Arab immigration to Honduras following
1595:
1550:
1491:
1481:
1327:
1235:
1161:
1125:
1036:
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412:
375:
700:(in Spanish). Alcaldía Municipal de La Ceiba, Secretaría de Cultura. pp. 14–15.
1218:
549:
432:
393:
369:
354:
105:
766:
276:
784:
727:
695:
678:
651:
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204:, and Mario Posas made a similar list for the developing banana plantations near
1471:
1015:
1010:
1000:
397:
360:
229:
221:
197:
653:
Dollar, Dove, and Eagle: One Hundred Years of Palestinian Migration to Honduras
445:
131:(1876–1883), who saw immigration as a determining factor in the development of
882:
364:
132:
605:
305:, founder and president of Corporación Dinant, chief economic advisor 1982-86
1169:
241:
233:
283:, is a Honduran engineer, TV host, and politician, son of Arab immigrants.
1056:
421:
388:
205:
123:
1098:
1088:
713:(Decree #101: Immigration Law) Honduras Gazette, No. 7,860, 2 Apr 1929.
697:
Breve historia de la ciudad de La Ceiba (A Brief History of La Ceiba)
237:
871:(in European Spanish). Tiempo Digital (Honduras). 24 September 2015.
786:
Arabs in the Americas: Interdisciplinary Essays on the Arab Diaspora
345:
Juan Kawas, 1898 immigrant and leading importer of wines and spirits
995:
275:
265:
92:
1416:
225:
127:
began in the 19th century with the liberal reforms of President
113:
1129:
949:
930:
State Interventions in the Economic Development of Tegucigalpa,
176:, the Middle East and Asia, etc. The government of General
296:
Victoria Asfura, politician and former President of the
590:"Origen y evolución de la comunidad palestina en Chile"
551:
Contribuciones árabes a las identidades iberoamericanas
1533:
1512:
1459:
1393:
1362:
1336:
1305:
1296:
1206:
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1029:
983:
327:
Juan Bendeck, businessman, politician, and minister
99:
78:
68:
40:
24:
814:. Vol. 1, no. 16. 1 Jul 1939. p. 1.
783:; Speer, Catherine S. (2006). Zabel, Darcy (ed.).
244:. This organization published a weekly newspaper,
942:Centro Editorial, San Pedro Sula, Honduras; 1990.
906:Los Árabes y Palestinos en Honduras (1900 - 1950)
1141:
961:
865:"Fallece el empresario del café Oscar Kafati"
583:
581:
339:Elías Canahuati, founder of Canahuati Tobacco
8:
912:], Tegucigalpa: Guaymuras, p. 159,
351:, first vice president of Honduras, TV host.
19:
1302:
1148:
1134:
1126:
968:
954:
946:
32:
18:
683:(in Spanish). G.R. Luque. pp. 61–64.
621:
619:
617:
615:
940:Biography of San Pedro Sula, 1536-1954.
540:
336:Gabriel Kattan, Businessman, politician
910:The Arabs and Palestinians in Honduras
645:
643:
641:
904:Amaya Banegas; Jorge Alberto (1997),
721:
719:
7:
928:Olga Joya and Ricardo Urquía. 1983.
711:Ley de Inmigración, Decreto No. 101
650:González, Nancie L. Solien (1992).
977:Ancestry and ethnicity in Honduras
626:Luxner, Larry (July–August 2001).
14:
841:. 16 October 2014. Archived from
372:, current president of CD Motagua
1156:
1110:
656:. University of Michigan Press.
522:
512:American immigration to Honduras
497:History of the Jews in Honduras
726:Marín Guzmán, Roberto (2001).
457:Michael Bendeck, film producer
1:
767:10.1080/02619288.1997.9974905
502:Italian migration to Honduras
492:Spanish migration to Honduras
467:Roberto A. Dabdoub, Biologist
141:people of Palestinian descent
507:Honduras–Palestine relations
470:Kerim Gattas Asfura, Chemist
194:crisis in the Ottoman Empire
938:Pastor Fasquelle, Rodolfo.
932:Thesis, History Department
755:Immigrants & Minorities
557:. Casa Árabe. p. 235.
411:, former ambassador to the
1633:
1617:Social history of Honduras
839:Diario La Tribuna Honduras
313:Innovation and Unity Party
1602:Ethnic groups in Honduras
1107:
680:Memorias de un sampedrano
385:Margarita Dabdoub Sikaffi
104:
83:
73:
60:Palestinian Arab descents
52:Palestinian Arab descents
45:
31:
588:J. Espín-Ocampo (2020).
476:, Environmental activist
311:, Ph.D., founder of the
309:Miguel Andonie Fernández
298:Central Bank of Honduras
122:Arab immigration to the
1612:Immigration to Honduras
887:Juan N. Kawas & CIA
628:"The Arabs of Honduras"
487:Immigration in Honduras
331:William Handal Raudales
89:Eastern Orthodox Church
403:Jorge Canahuati Larach
363:, former president of
284:
272:Notable Arab-Hondurans
74:Spanish, Arab, English
694:Posas, Mario (1993).
677:Luque, Chalo (1915).
440:Cinema and television
322:President of Honduras
318:Carlos Roberto Flores
303:Miguel Facussé Barjum
291:Business and politics
279:
260:Estimates placed the
100:Related ethnic groups
535:Notes and references
427:Esteban Handal Pérez
124:Republic of Honduras
1117:Honduras portal
845:on 24 February 2017
529:Honduras portal
46:Various estimates:
21:
632:Saudi Aramco World
396:, former mayor of
387:, former mayor of
349:Salvador Nasrralla
285:
166:Marco Aurelio Soto
129:Marco Aurelio Soto
26:الهندوراسيين العرب
1589:
1588:
1455:
1454:
1123:
1122:
835:"Victoria Asfura"
564:978-84-613-6700-9
517:Islam in Honduras
281:Salvador Nasralla
268:in the Americas.
162:José María Medina
147:at about 11,000.
145:Muslim population
119:
118:
85:Roman Catholicism
1624:
1303:
1160:
1150:
1143:
1136:
1127:
1115:
1114:
1113:
970:
963:
956:
947:
922:
891:
890:
879:
873:
872:
861:
855:
854:
852:
850:
831:
825:
822:
816:
815:
807:
801:
800:
777:
771:
770:
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744:
743:
723:
714:
708:
702:
701:
691:
685:
684:
674:
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667:
647:
636:
635:
623:
610:
609:
585:
576:
575:
573:
571:
556:
545:
527:
526:
525:
262:Palestinian Arab
54:(Euraque, 2009).
41:Total population
36:
22:
1632:
1631:
1627:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1622:
1621:
1592:
1591:
1590:
1585:
1529:
1508:
1451:
1389:
1358:
1332:
1292:
1202:
1164:
1154:
1124:
1119:
1111:
1109:
1103:
1025:
979:
974:
920:
903:
900:
895:
894:
881:
880:
876:
863:
862:
858:
848:
846:
833:
832:
828:
823:
819:
809:
808:
804:
797:
779:
778:
774:
761:(1–2): 94–124.
752:
751:
747:
740:
725:
724:
717:
709:
705:
693:
692:
688:
676:
675:
671:
664:
649:
648:
639:
625:
624:
613:
587:
586:
579:
569:
567:
565:
554:
547:
546:
542:
537:
523:
521:
483:
474:Jeannette Kawas
464:
454:, film director
448:, film director
442:
409:Mario Canahuati
378:, president of
293:
274:
258:
190:
158:
153:
137:Central America
61:
53:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1630:
1628:
1620:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1594:
1593:
1587:
1586:
1584:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1537:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1516:
1514:
1510:
1509:
1507:
1506:
1505:
1504:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1463:
1461:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1452:
1450:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1438:
1437:
1427:
1426:
1425:
1420:
1408:
1403:
1397:
1395:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1366:
1364:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1340:
1338:
1334:
1333:
1331:
1330:
1328:United Kingdom
1325:
1320:
1315:
1309:
1307:
1300:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1249:
1248:
1243:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1210:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1174:
1172:
1166:
1165:
1155:
1153:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1130:
1121:
1120:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1033:
1031:
1030:Non-Indigenous
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
987:
985:
981:
980:
975:
973:
972:
965:
958:
950:
944:
943:
936:
926:
923:
918:
899:
896:
893:
892:
874:
856:
826:
817:
802:
795:
789:. Peter Lang.
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611:
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328:
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250:San Pedro Sula
210:San Pedro Sula
202:San Pedro Sula
189:
186:
182:Ottoman Empire
157:
154:
152:
149:
117:
116:
102:
101:
97:
96:
81:
80:
76:
75:
71:
70:
66:
65:
64:
63:
62:(Espín, 2020).
55:
43:
42:
38:
37:
29:
28:
25:
20:Arab-Hondurans
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1629:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1607:Arab diaspora
1605:
1603:
1600:
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1597:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
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1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
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1542:
1539:
1538:
1536:
1534:South America
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1526:
1523:
1521:
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1515:
1511:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1497:United States
1495:
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1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
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1460:North America
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1234:
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1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1171:
1167:
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1162:Arab diaspora
1159:
1151:
1146:
1144:
1139:
1137:
1132:
1131:
1128:
1118:
1106:
1100:
1097:
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1073:
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1068:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
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1047:Arab-Honduran
1045:
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1037:Afro-Honduran
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447:
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439:
435:, businessman
434:
431:
428:
425:
423:
420:, founder of
419:
418:Schucry Kafie
416:
414:
413:United States
410:
407:
405:, businessman
404:
401:
399:
395:
392:
390:
386:
383:
381:
377:
376:Alfredo Hawit
374:
371:
370:Eduardo Atala
368:
366:
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357:, businessman
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