Kaybʼil Bʼalam (alternatively written Kaibil Balam) was a 16th-century leader of the Mam people in the Maya kingdom in the western highlands of Guatemala...
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Balam (redirect from B'alam (disambiguation))
(r. ca. 511–527), 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal (a.k.a. "Curl Head") Kaybʼil Bʼalam (r. early 16thC), Postclassic ruler of the Mam Maya people of the northern...
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de Alvarado y Contreras during a siege that lasted several months. Kayb'il B'alam, the city's last ruler, finally surrendered to the Spanish due to starvation...
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y Operaciones Especiales Kaibil). The name "Kaibil" is derived from Kayb'il B'alam (Kaibil Balam), a Mam indigenous leader who evaded capture by the Spanish...
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the latter typically as their first language. Mam (Maya mythology) Kayb'il B'alam Tecun Uman Takalik Abaj "Resultados Censo 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish)....
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the political landscape. Pedro de Alvarado described how the Mam king Kaybʼil Bʼalam was received with great honour in Qʼumarkaj while he was there. The...
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department of Huehuetenango. The city was defended by the Mam king Kayb'il B'alam; in 1525 it was attacked by Gonzalo de Alvarado y Chávez, cousin of...
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then continued onwards to Huehuetenango only to find it deserted. Kaybʼil Bʼalam had received news of the Spanish advance and had withdrawn to his fortress...
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(Quetzaltenango) – Benito Juárez, Mexican president Kaibil Balám (Quiche) – Kaybʼil Bʼalam, a 16th-century leader of the Mam people La Gomera, Escuintla – Antonio...
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