Polity Poqomam Kingdom

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Was a Mesoamerican city-state located in Guatemala.

Establishment

  • January 1451: Lajuj No'j first known ruler.

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.

  • 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.

Disestablishment

  • 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.