Polity Kaqchikel Kingdom

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Was the precolumbian kingdom of the Kaqchikel people in Guatemala. It was briefly an ally of Spain during the conquest of Guatemala.

Establishment

  • August 1524: The Kaqchikel abandoned their capital in Iximche and broke their alliance with the Spanish conquistadors.

Chronology

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1. Spanish wars of colonization in the Americas

Were a series of expeditions and military campaigns by Spanish conquistadores and discoverers to conquer territories in central and southern America.

1.1. 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.

  • August 1524: The Kaqchikel abandoned their capital in Iximche and broke their alliance with the Spanish conquistadors.
  • 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.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1525: Santiago de Guatemala is occupied by Spanish forces (1524).

Disestablishment

  • 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.