Editing Armed Forces of Honduras (section)

===Early republican era===
The Armed Forces of Honduras were created through article 44, subsection 4 of the First Constitution of the Legislative Chamber in 1825, with the First Supreme Head of State being the Attorney [[Dionisio de Herrera]], for which, they ordered the effective birth of the Honduran army in dated December 11, 1825 and for its greater mobility, it was divided into battalions with the name of each of the seven departments Comayagua the capital, Tegucigalpa, Choluteca, Olancho, Yoro, Gracias and Santa Bárbara that were in charge of strategically and tactically covering order and defense of the state, under French military doctrine. In 1831 the Military School was created with a seat at the San Francisco Barracks, and Colonel Narciso Benítez of Colombian origin was appointed director; From this school graduated: [[Francisco Morazán]], [[José María Antonio de la Cruz Márquez|José Antonio Márquez]], [[Diego Vigil y Cocaña|Diego Vigil]], [[Liberato Moncada]], [[Joaquín Rivera]] and [[José Santos Guardiola]] who were presidents of Honduras, among others.

The first weaponry used was flintlock and gunpowder, the product of mixing sulfur, saltpeter, and coal in relative quantities: the [[Remington Rolling Block rifle|Remington]] single-load rifle was one of the first bullet rifles that were introduced into the country during the government of General José María Medina.