were held, General José María Medina assumed the presidency of the State of Honduras in the city of Gracias, due to the fact that he was on vacation at the ranch of his property nearby. On December 11, 1949, the public drinking water service was inaugurated in the city of Gracias. Battles During the events of the civil war of 1919, Colonels Vicente Tosta Carrasco, Flavio Delcid and Gregorio Ferrera, together with Captain Natividad Pérez, led the “Western Revolutionary Army”, starting their war operations in western Honduras. On August 11 at 5 a.m., they attacked the city of Gracias. The defending troops were under the command of General José León Castro. After a hard fight, the invaders took over the plaza and government offices5 and then left for Santa Rosa de Copán. During the civil war of 1924, on February 7, the city of Gracias fell into the hands of rebel forces under the command of officers General Vicente Tosta Carrasco and General Gregorio Ferrera.6 During the rebellion of General , he gave up attacking the city when he realized that General José León Castro "El León de Occidente" was posted as commander of arms, along with his officers General Leonardo del Cid and General Concepción. Peralta, in command of a large and organized army. In 1959 there was a rebellion between the commanders of the Third Military Zone of Honduras that included the departments of Copán, Lempira, Ocotepeque and Santa Bárbara. The headquarters was in the city of Santa Rosa de Copán, but rebel officers transferred it to Gracias and took Fort San Cristóbal as a defensive bastion. After a short fight, two soldiers lost their lives and the rebellion was unsuccessful, recovering tranquility and Colonel Armando Flores Carías was appointed as the new commander. Modern day The city is one of the most visited tourist sites by Hondurans and has experienced an improvement in infrastructure since the beginning of the last decade, such as the restoration of its historic buildings such as the Iglesia de la Merced among others dating from the colonial period. The estimated population level of the city of Gracias has also increased for 2018 was 54,404 people: 26,520 men and 27,885 women; with a population of 15,490 people in urban areas and 38,915 in rural areas. Most of them have a Basic educational level (up to sixth grade) and are dedicated to agriculture, livestock,