This article lists the presidents of Honduras, since the country declared its independence from the Spanish Empire on 15 September 1821.
On 1 July 1823 Honduras, along with Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, declared its independence from the First Mexican Empire to form the short lived Federal Republic of Central America, also known as United Provinces of Central America.
The entire union dissolved in civil war between 5 November 1838, when Nicaragua separated from the federation, and about 1840.
Honduras declared itself independent on 15 November 1838, and a constitution was formally adopted in January 1839.
After a period of instability, conservative General Francisco Ferrera became the first elected president of the country for a two-year term, but then extended his de facto control of the nation for the next five years.