Lempira, Hondura's first national hero Lempira was a lenca (name of the indians of Honduras in the time of Colombus) captain of war that fought against the spaniards during the 1530s, he was a mayan-lenca indian, he was a very brave man and sice he was young showed great courage and a deep love for his people, his land and his custums. - Lempira is also the name of the currency of Honduras. - - Lempira was murdered by treachery, the spaniards convinced him to meet with two spaniards representatives to negotiate peace, during the meeting, a musketeer shot to Lempira from a horse which ended the life of the lenca hero.