Lempira
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Lempira may refer to:
- Lempira (Lenca ruler) (died 1537), 16th century leader of the Lenca peoples of Central America, who led local resistance against the Spanish conquistadores
- Honduran lempiraHonduran lempiraThe lempiras is the currency of Honduras. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. The lempira was named after the 16th-century cacique Lempira, a ruler of the indigenous Lenca people, who is renowned in Honduran folklore for leading the local native resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces...
, unit of currency - Puerto LempiraPuerto LempiraPuerto Lempira is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department in northeastern Honduras, located on the shores of the Caratasca Lagoon. Though it does not have paved roads, it is the largest town in the La Mosquitia region....
, the capital of the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios - Lempira Department, the Honduran political division
- Lempira F.C., an Honduran football club