TRUJILLO, or TRUXILLO  , a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Honduras, in 15° 54' N. and 86° 5' W . Pop . (1905), about 4000 . The harbour, an inlet of the Bay of Honduras, is sheltered on the north by the promontory of Cape Honduras; it is deep and spacious, but insecure in westerly winds . Mahogany, dye-woods, sarsaparilla, cattle, hides and fruit are ex-ported; grain, flour, hardware and rum are imported . Trujillo was founded in 1524, and became one of the most prosperous ports of the new world, and the headquarters of a Spanish naval squadron . During the 17th century it was frequently and successfully raided by buccaneers, and thus lost much of its commerce . Still more has in modern times been diverted to Puerto Cortes and the Bay Islands .