Zaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the highlands of western Guatemala, about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) outside the modern...
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allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered. Many people of Mam descent still live in and around Huehuetenango, and the nearby ruins of Zaculeu have become...
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fortress at Zaculeu. Alvarado sent a message to Zaculeu proposing terms for the peaceful surrender of the Mam king, who chose not to answer. Zaculeu was defended...
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del Águila Flores, Patricia (2007). "Zaculeu: Ciudad Postclásica en las Tierras Altas Mayas de Guatemala" [Zaculeu: Postclassic City in the Maya Highlands...
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original stand off site at Zaculeu. Recinos 1986, p.110. Polo Sifontes, undated. Recinos 1986, p.110. Polo Sifontes, Francis. Zaculeu: Ciudadela Prehispánica...
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the Maya civilization; the pre-Columbian capital of the Mam kingdom was Zaculeu. Many Mam people live in and around the nearby modern city of Huehuetenango...
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Iximche, the postclassic capital of the Kaqchikel Maya. Structure 4 at Zaculeu, the capital of the Mam Maya, is a temple-palace combination situated on...
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del Águila Flores, Patricia (2007). "Zaculeu: Ciudad Postclásica en las Tierras Altas Mayas de Guatemala" [Zaculeu: Postclassic City in the Maya Highlands...
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important highland Maya groups include the K'iche' of Utatlán, the Mam in Zaculeu, the Poqomam in Mixco Viejo, and the Kaqchikel at Iximche in the Guatemalan...
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del Águila Flores, Patricia (2007). "Zaculeu: Ciudad Postclásica en las Tierras Altas Mayas de Guatemala" [Zaculeu: Postclassic City in the Maya Highlands...
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population was situated in Xinabahul (modern Huehuetenango city), but Zaculeu's fortifications led to its use as a refuge during the conquest. The refuge...
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Monte Albán, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Yagul, Xochicalco, Mixco Viejo, and Zaculeu. Ballcourts were public spaces used for a variety of elite cultural events...
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Cempoala, Tzintzuntzan, Mayapán, Tiho, Q'umarkaj, Iximche, Mixco Viejo, Zaculeu Colonial 1521–1821 Nahuas, Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, Purépecha, Chinantec...
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Mexico Tulor, Chile Uaxactun, Guatemala Yaxchilan, Mexico Yaxha, Guatemala Zaculeu Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, United States Fort...
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village of La Mesilla to the city of Huehuetenango near the Maya ruins of Zaculeu. The Pan-American Highway crosses the Continental Divide again, and into...
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Classic Period. At the time of the Spanish Conquest, the Maya city of Zaculeu was the initial focus of Spanish attention in the region that would later...
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indigenous allies, mostly Kaqchikel and Cholutec. The Mam fortress of Zaculeu was attacked by Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras, brother of Pedro de Alvarado...
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the rebel farmers of the Palatinate. Siege of Zaculeu October - Spanish capture Mayan city of Zaculeu. 1526 First battle of Panipat 21 April – The Mughal...
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and cultural contributions such as the restoration of the Mayan city Zaculeu in Guatemala. According to a 2022 study in Econometrica, the UFCo had a...
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Topoxté Tres Islas Uaxactún Ucanal Ujuxte Witzna Xultún Yaxha Zacpeten Zaculeu Zapote Bobal El Zotz Copán El Puente Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Stone Circles...
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White Earth/White Earths may refer to: Anthropology Zaculeu ("White Earth"), pre-classic city of the Mam-Maya of Guatemala (Saqulew in modern orthography)...
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capital of the Tzutuhils (1524); Mixco Viejo, capital of the Poqomam; and Zaculeu, capital of the Mam (1525). He was named captain general in 1527. Having...
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Site Location Photo Zacpeten Petén Department, Guatemala Zaculeu Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala El Zapote Petén Department, Guatemala Zapote Bobal...
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March 1525 Hernán Cortés arrives at Lake Petén Itzá Petén October 1525 Zaculeu, capital of the Mam, surrenders to Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras after...
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Guatemala Tajumulco, Guatemala Tazumal, El Salvador Zacualpa, Guatemala Zaculeu, Guatemala (AD 900–1500) Utilitarian and ceremonial objects; objects of...
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conquering various settlements in the Sacapulas area, and the Mam people near Zaculeu. During the reign of Kʼiqʼab, who was particularly warlike, the Kʼicheʼ...
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conquering various settlements in the Sacapulas area, and the Mam people near Zaculeu. Kʼiqʼab was said to have had magical powers like his father. Kʼiqʼab was...
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Post-Classic AD 1200–1519 Aztec, Tenochtitlan, Templo Mayor, Tzintzuntzan, Quiché Utatlán, Kaqchikel Iximche and Mam Zaculeu, Maya, Utatlán, Cempoala...
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March 1525 Hernán Cortés arrives at Lake Petén Itzá Petén October 1525 Zaculeu, capital of the Mam, surrenders to Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras after...
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Cempoala, Tzintzuntzan, Mayapán, Ti'ho, Utatlán, Iximche, Mixco Viejo, Zaculeu 1200–1519 CE Post Conquest (Until 1697 CE) Central Peten: Tayasal, Zacpeten...
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