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	Department	Date
1	Choluteca	June 28, 1825
2	Comayagua	"
3	Tegucigalpa	"	later changed to Francisco Morazan in 1943
4	Gracias	"	later changed to Lempira in 1943
5	Olancho	"
6	Santa Barbara	"
7	Yoro	"
	Mosquitia	1869	from the north coast.
8	Copan	May 28, 1869	from part of Gracias
9	La Paz	"	from part of Comayagua
10	El Paraiso	"	from parts of Tegucigalpa & Olancho
	La Victoria	1872	from parts of La Paz and Choluteca
11	Islas de la Bahia	March 14, 1872
	La Victoria	1872	ceases to exist as a department
12	Colon	Dec 19,1881	Yoro & La Mosquitia joined together as Colon
13	Intibuca	April 16, 1883	from parts of Intibuca & Gracias
14	Cortes	July 4, 1893	from districts of San Pedro Sula & Santa Cruz formerly in dept of Santa Barbara
15	Valle	July 11, 1893	from districts of Nacaome & Goascoran formerly in dept of Choluteca
16	Atlantida	Feb 24, 1902	from districts of La Ceiba & El Porvenir
17	Ocotopeque	Feb 20, 1906	from districts of Ocotopeque & Sensenti, formerly in Copan
	Lempira	Feb 17, 1943	Gracias' name changed to Lempira
	Morazan	Feb 17, 1944 ???	Tegucigalpa changed to Francisco Morazan
18	Gracias a Dios	Feb 21, 1957	formed from territory in Colon
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