found: Aguilar F., Juan Manuel. Guía histórico-turística de la ciudad de Gracias, 1992:introd. etc. (Gracias a Dios, today simply known as Gracias; f. 1536; Depto. de Lempira)
found: Meyer, H.K. Hist. dict. of Honduras, 1994(Gracias; municipio in the north of Lempira dept.; until 1940 it was also a distrito; known until this century as Gracias a Dios; capital of early colonial Honduras until 1573)
found: Geonet, Nov. 24, 2004(Gracias; ppl; 14°35ʹ00ʺN; 088°35ʹ00ʺW; Lempira dept.)
found: LC database, Nov. 24, 2004(old cat. hdg.: Gracias, Honduras; usage: Gracias a Dios; Gracias)