Bukele's Shifting Account of Morazán's Remains Raises Questions

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 27, 2026 · Originally reported September 26, 2026 by La Prensa

Two Central American researchers traced the history of remains attributed to General Francisco Morazán and found that El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, had previously said they vanished after a 19th-century grave robbery—contradicting his recent announcement that he moved them to a new mausoleum.

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