He was born on 17 March 1858 in
Tegucigalpa,
Honduras; his parents were Inocencio Bonilla and Juana Vasquez. He became a lawyer on 17 March 1878, and held posts in the government of
Marco Aurelio Soto. On 31 October 1890 he created a newspaper "El Bien Público". In February 1891 he founded the
Liberal Party of Honduras. In November 1891 Bonilla contested the
presidential elections, but lost to
Ponciano Leiva. In December 1893 he led armed forces that invaded from
Nicaragua with support from Nicaraguan president
José Santos Zelaya. died in 1926. Following his death, the Liberal Party was reunited and nominated
Vicente Mejía Colindres. Conlindres won the
1928 elections. ==Sources==