Qʼumarkaj (Kʼicheʼ: [qʼumarˈkaχ]) (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the...

The Kʼicheʼ kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern-day Guatemala which was founded by the Kʼicheʼ (Quiché) Maya in the thirteenth...

Mirador La Joyanca Mixco Viejo Naranjo Nakbé Piedras Negras Quirigua Q'umarkaj Tikal Uaxactún Caribbean Sea Pacific Ocean Volcán de Agua Volcán de Fuego...

The Spanish conquest of the Kingdom of Q'umarkaj took place in the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj in 1524 between the Spanish and K'iche'. In 1524, conquistador...

but accepted the offer and marched to Q'umarkaj with his army. In March 1524 Pedro de Alvarado entered Q'umarkaj at the invitation of the remaining lords...

region of lowland Chiapas, where they met delegations from Iximche and Q'umarkaj at Tuxpán; both of the powerful highland Maya kingdoms declared their...

Chichicastenango and the ruins of Q'umarkaj. The department has several pre-colonial archeological sites, including Q'umarkaj (near Santa Cruz del Quiché)...

the most important cities in the Guatemalan Highlands at this time was Qʼumarkaj, the capital of the aggressive Kʼicheʼ kingdom. The government of Maya...

of Qʼumarkaj, bore the name of the deity as a title and was likely to have been a former priest of the god. The priests of Qʼuqʼumatz at Qʼumarkaj, the...

the patron deity of the Nijaʼibʼ noble lineage at the Kʼicheʼ capital Qʼumarkaj, with a large temple in the city. Awilix was a Moon goddess and a goddess...

war against this people. In pre-Conquest times, the Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was one of the most powerful states in the region. Kʼiche' was an independent...

The Games have had an equivalent to the Olympic Flame, being ignited in Q'umarkaj, one of the ancient cultural Mayan centers located in El Quiché, Guatemala...

Maya monarchs, also known as Maya kings and queens, were the centers of power for the Maya civilization. Each Maya city-state was controlled by a dynasty...

of the Spanish Conquest it had become part of the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj[citation needed]. The name may be derived from xe laju' noj meaning "under...

the Kʼicheʼ, to whom a great temple was erected at the Kʼicheʼ capital Qʼumarkaj. An ancient owl, one who foretells death. At a party held by all birds...

Postclassic 1200–1521 Tenochtitlan, Cempoala, Tzintzuntzan, Mayapán, Tiho, Q'umarkaj, Iximche, Mixco Viejo, Zaculeu Colonial 1521–1821 Nahuas, Maya, Mixtec...

conquistador Hernán Cortés, after he burned down the nearby Maya capital city of Q'umarkaj (or Utatlán, in the Nahuatl language). The oldest buildings, including...

Alvarado and his confrontation with Tecun Uman, ruler of K'iche' kingdom of Q'umarkaj. Although the dance is more closely associated with Guatemalan traditions...

the most important cities in the Guatemalan Highlands at this time was Qʼumarkaj, also known as Utatlán, the capital of the aggressive Kʼicheʼ Maya kingdom...

rulers of Rabinal, and their relationships with neighboring Kʼicheʼ of Qʼumarkaj. The Rabinal Achí is performed during the Rabinal festival of January...

dance took place at Qʼumarkaj and involved a gathering of all the principal lineages subject to the Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj, and as is described...

Kʼicheʼ culture was at its pinnacle at the time of the Spanish conquest. Qʼumarkaj, near the present-day city of Santa Cruz del Quiché, was its economic...

19th century) Kingdom of Chimor (Chimu) (900–1470) K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj (13th century – 1524) Kingdom of Tlaxcallan Inca Empire (1197-1533) Asia...

(700–1697) Yax Kuk Mo Dynasty, Honduras (426 AC–810) K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj, Guatemala (1225–1524) Palenque B'aak dynasty Chiapas, Mexico(967 BCE...

Postclassic Mam kingdom, and was conquered by the Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj. It displays a mixture of Mam and Kʼicheʼ style architecture. In AD 1525...

astrologer, and sacrificer of human beings (nacom). In the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj, the most important deities (Tohil, Awilix, Jacawitz and Gukumatz) had...

(Maya site) El Pilar El Porvenir (Maya site) Punta de Chimino Quiriguá Q'umarkaj Río Azul Sacul, El Petén San Bartolo (Maya site) San Mateo Ixtatán Seibal...

four lords of Qʼumarkaj upon the approach to Quetzaltenango. The letter was dated 11 April 1524 and was written during his stay at Qʼumarkaj. Almost a week...

Partido, Argentina Atalaya, a part of the Guatemalan archaeological site Q'umarkaj Atalaya District, Veraguas Province, Panama Atalaya, Veraguas, capital...

into their capital Qʼumarkaj. Alvarado was deeply suspicious of Kʼicheʼ intentions but accepted the offer and marched to Qʼumarkaj with his army. At Tzakahá...