Spanish conquest of Guatemala
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Was a protracted conflict where Spanish colonisers gradually incorporated the territory that became the modern country of Guatemala into the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain.
Chronology
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March 1697: Nojpetén surrendered to the Spanish after a fierce battle.
February 1524: On 8 February 1524 Alvarado's army fought a battle at Xetulul, called Zapotitlán by his Mexican allies. Although suffering many injuries inflicted by defending Kʼicheʼ archers, the Spanish and their allies stormed the town and set up camp in the marketplace.
August 1524: The Kaqchikel abandoned their capital in Iximche and broke their alliance with the Spanish conquistadors.
January 1527: In 1526, Spanish captains sent by conquistador Pedro de Alvarado successfully conquered the Chiquimula region in present-day Guatemala. Alvarado was a prominent Spanish conquistador who played a key role in the conquest of Central America.
April 1524: In 1524, Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado led the defeat of the Tzʼutujil Kingdom on the shores of Lake Atitlán in present-day Guatemala. This marked the incorporation of the territory into the Spanish America colonial empire.
January 1523: In 1522 Spanish conquistador Cortés sent Mexican allies to scout the Soconusco region of lowland Chiapas, where they met new delegations from Iximche and Qʼumarkaj at Tuxpán. Both of the powerful highland Maya kingdoms declared their loyalty to the king of Spain.
February 1524: Battle of Zapotitlán (modern-day department of Suchitepéquez): Spanish victory over the K'iche '.
April 1524: Iximché, the main city of the Kaqchikel Maya people, was conquered by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado in 1524. The Kaqchikels became Spanish vassals.
May 1524: Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado defeats the Pipil of Panacal or Panacaltepeque near Izcuintepeque. On 8 May 1524, soon after his arrival in Iximche and immediately following his subsequent conquest of the Tzʼutujil around Lake Atitlán, Pedro de Alvarado continued southwards to the Pacific coastal plain with an army numbering approximately 6000, where he defeated the Pipil of Panacal or Panacaltepeque near Izcuintepeque on 9 May. According to Alvarado's letter to Cortés, the Pipil came back to the town and submitted to him, accepting the king of Spain as their overlord.
May 1524: In 1524, Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado defeated the Xinca people of Atiquipaque in the Xinca Kingdom, located in the Taxisco area.
November 1525: Zaculeu, capital of the Mam, surrenders to the Spanish led by Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras after a lengthy siege.
May 1530: In 1530, the Kaqchikel Kingdom, led by their ruler Tecún Umán, surrendered to the Spanish conquistadors in what is now Spanish America. This marked the beginning of Spanish colonization in the region.
November 1525: Zaculeu, the capital of the Mam people, surrended to Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras after a prolonged siege.
April 1524: In 1524, the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado led the conquest of the K'iche' people in the territories of Retalhuleu, Suchitepéquez, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán, and El Quiché in present-day Guatemala. This marked a significant victory for the Spanish in their colonization of Spanish America.
April 1524: Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that destroyed the K'iche' capital of Q'umarkaj in 1524. The K'iche' were a powerful indigenous group in the Quiche region of Spanish America.
May 1524: Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado defeated the Xincas of Atiquipaque.
January 1526: Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of Central America. The Poqomam Kingdom was a Maya civilization located in present-day Guatemala. Alvarado's capture of the Poqomam capital in 1525 was a significant event in the Spanish colonization of the region.
January 1527: In 1526, Spanish captains sent by Pedro de Alvarado, a Spanish conquistador, conquered Chiquimula, a region in present-day Guatemala.
January 1696: In 1695, Spanish conquistadors led by Captain Martín de Ursúa, along with indigenous allies, launched a three-way invasion of the Lacandon region from San Mateo Ixtatán, Cobán, and Ocosingo. This marked the beginning of Spanish colonization in the area, which was part of Spanish America at the time.
May 1524: Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado defeated the Panacal or Panacaltepeque pipiles near Izcuintepeque.
January 1525: Santiago de Guatemala is occupied by Spanish forces (1524).
