Lenca
The Lenca are indigenous people from Southwest Honduras and Eastern El Salvador who once spoke various dialects, but now only a few remain. They are the largest tribal group in Honduras, with a population of over 450,000.[1]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 450,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| El Salvador, Honduras | |
| Languages | |
| Nawat, Spanish, Formerly Lencan languages | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic) and Sovereign Tribal Custom |
Lenca Media
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Lenca languages, source: Ethnologue: Honduras and El Salvador
- Estatua de Lempira.jpg
Monument to Lempira, Lencan sovereign ruler.
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Julio Victoriano Garcia representing the Lenca people at a forum of ACALing held at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
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Lenca pottery from the mid Mesoamerican Classic period.
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Structure 102 of Yarumela in Honduras.
Map of El Salvador's Indigenous Peoples at the time of the Spanish conquest:*1. Pipil people, 2. Lenca people, 3. Kakawira o Cacaopera, 4. Xinca, 5. Maya Ch'orti' people, 6. Maya Poqomam people, 7. Mangue o Chorotega.
