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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:32, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Peñol de Cerquín[edit]

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... that the Peñol de Cerquín was a Lenca fortress in southern Honduras that successfully resisted the Spanish conquistadores for months? Source: "Constant fighting dragged on for months, and the Spanish were unable to maintain supply lines through hostile territory and were often short of provisions. In spring of 1538 the rain season began, which added to the attackers' difficulties." Chamberlain 1953, 1966, The Conquest and Colonization of Honduras: 1502–1550. pp. 88-90.
- ALT1:... that the veteran Spanish conquistadores considered the Lenca fortress of the Peñol de Cerquín, in Honduras, as formidable as any they had seen in Europe? Source: "The hardened veteran Spanish conquistadores considered the fortress to be as strong as anything they had seen in Europe." Chamberlain 1953, 1966, The Conquest and Colonization of Honduras: 1502–1550. p. 81.

Reviewed: Binsted

Created by Simon Burchell (talk). Self-nominated at 17:14, 15 March 2017 (UTC).

- Length, Date, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Offline refs accepted AGF, both hooks approved. Mifter (talk) 20:39, 15 March 2017 (UTC)