Itzá Empire
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Was the empire of the Itza people, a Maya ethnic group.
Establishment
January 321: Itzá People reached the Yucatan Peninsula, founding an empire by conquering lots of territories in the area.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars, mainly between Tikal and Calakmul on the Yucatán Peninsula.
1.1.Second Tikal-Calakmul War
Was a war between Tikal and Calakmul, two polities of central America.
January 651: Dos Pilas was a Mayan city-state ruled by B'alaj Chan K'awiil, the brother of the king of Tikal. In 650, it was conquered by the rival city-state of Calakmul after years of intense warfare between the two powers.
1.2.Third Tikal-Calakmul War
Was a war between Tikal and Calakmul, two polities of central America.
January 744: In 743, the Mayan city-state of Tikal conquered the territory of El Peru. Tikal was a powerful city-state in the region, known for its impressive architecture and military strength. El Peru was a smaller settlement that was likely absorbed into the expanding Tikal empire.
Were a series of expeditions and military campaigns by Spanish conquistadores and discoverers to conquer territories in central and southern America.
2.1.Spanish conquest of Guatemala
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.
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.
March 1697: Nojpetén surrendered to the Spanish after a fierce battle.
July 359: The known history of Yaxchilan starts with the enthronement of Yopaat B'alam I, most likely on 23 July 359.
January 551: The Mesoamerican city-state of Comalcalco reached its peak during the classic period in around 500 CE, although the area had been inhabited long before this date. The oldest item found on the site has been dated to August 10, 561 CE.
January 551: Calakmul was a rival city with equivalent resources that challenged the supremacy of Tikal and engaged in a strategy of surrounding it with its own network of allies. From the second half of the 6th century AD through to the late 7th century Calakmul gained the upper hand although it failed to extinguish Tikal's power completely and Tikal was able to turn the tables on its great rival in a decisive battle that took place in AD 695. Half a century later Tikal was able to gain major victories over Calakmul's most important allies. Eventually both cities succumbed to the spreading Classic Maya collapse.
January 1442: The Kowoj were a Maya group who claimed to have migrated from Mayapan, a major city in the Yucatan Peninsula, after its collapse in 1441 AD. They established their own state in the region known as Kowoj State.
Disestablishment
January 1698: The Ko'woj and the Itzá were the last cultures to be conquered in Mesoamerica.
