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3 days ago · Guatemala, country of Central America that is distinguished from its Central American neighbors by the dominance of an Indigenous culture within its interior uplands. The country’s capital, Guatemala City, is a major metropolitan center. Quetzaltenango in the western highlands is the nucleus of the Indigenous population.
- Guatemala City
Guatemala City was founded in 1776 to replace Antigua...
- Daily Life and Social Customs
Heavily attended fairs and religious festivals are scheduled...
- Climate
Guatemala - Tropical, Rainforest, Mountains: Located within...
- Civil War Years
Guatemala - Civil War, Human Rights, Refugees: Castillo...
- Resources and Power
Guatemala - Resources, Power, Economy: Many have long...
- Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala, city, southwestern Guatemala, at an...
- Tajumulco
Tajumulco Volcano, mountain peak in southwestern...
- Peten
The major resources of Petén lie in its forests, which yield...
- Guatemala City
20 hours ago · The decolonization of the Americas occurred over several centuries as most of the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. The American Revolution was the first in the Americas, and the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was a victory against a great power, aided by France and Spain, Britain's enemies.
5 days ago · The collection documents the history of the Spanish colonies in the Americas, chiefly Mexico, but also Peru, Guatemala, and New Granada (the present-day countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela), and territories that became part of the United States, including California, Florida, and New Mexico.
2 days ago · The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica; in the 16th century, most of this was conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence from Spain and Mexico in 1821.
3 days ago · Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers. In 1493, after reports of Columbus’s discoveries had reached them, the Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella enlisted papal support for ...
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- In theory, the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World into Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence. The treaty amended papal bulls issued...
- After Spain and Portugal agreed to the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, the other countries of Europe did not obey its terms. They instead pursued th...
- When it was signed in 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas was to “continue in force and remain firm, stable, and valid forever and ever.” But the succe...
4 days ago · Central America seceded in 1823. For all intents, New Spain was no more. As happened in Mexico, a drive for independence from Spanish rule began in the south in 1810 and eventually succeeded. Led by Joséde San Martin, Simón Bolivar (right), Thomas Cochrane, and others, the Expedición Libertadora occupied Lima, in July 1821. A week later, on ...
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20 hours ago · Central America [b] is a subregion of North America. [2] Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras ...
