From Chinabajul to Huehuetenango
The city of Huehuetenango occupies the site of the ancient indigenous population which became known as Chinabajul (between ravines).
Well contained, for example, in relation War’s common K’iche and Kaqchikel, in the year 1554.
Huehuetenango was perhaps the largest population of the area mam. According to several authors, the original name was Chinabajul and was the capital of the lordship of the Mames in the north. The archaeological research has shown that the area of Zaculeu (in white ground K’iche means and is located a few miles from the header) was occupied from the early classical period (between 300 and 500 of the Christian era).
Chinabajul and Zaculeu were the political and religious center of the most important area mam and fell under the domination K’iche early in the fifteenth century when the town reached its maximum power during the reigns of Gucumatz and his son Quicab the big one.
In July 1525, after taking Gumarcaj and the founding of Santiago de Guatemala, a force of 40 riders, 80 infantry soldiers and two assistants Mexicans thousand and K’iche, commanded by Gonzalo de Alvarado, brought to the site Zaculeu fortress, where the fighters took refuge huehuetecos led by Kaibil Balán, after taking Mazatenango (the current village of San Lorenzo) and Malacatán, Malacatancito today. Some six thousand warriors, including people from Cuilco and Ixtahacán, resisted a siege for a month and a half, at which time he was defeated a force of modest from the Sierra (Todos Santos, San Martín, San Juan and Santiago Chimaltenango Atit).
After the fall of Zaculeu, the Spaniards established their dominance over the area of the Cuchumatanes. Huehuetenango was awarded in entrusts the conquistador Juan de Espinar, who enjoyed this pre between 1525 and 1562.
At the end of the decade of 1540, the Dominican missionaries dropped by the indigenous peoples who lived dispersed, to facilitate the evangelization and control. According to the chronicler Fray Antonio de Remesal, between the villages reduced in those years is Huehuetenango. During colonial times, Huehuetenango was part of the administration and then mayor of greater Vancouver and was only on the two peoples, until 1732, when the mayor lived permanently in Totonicapán The first administrator of the court appointed in 1579, was Francisco Diaz del Castillo, son of the famous chronicler Bernal Diaz del Castillo.
Around 1580, the religious orders to the mercy replaced the Dominicans in tion of the parishes in the northwest, including Huehuetenango, remaining there until the late eighteenth century.
When in 1770 the Archbishop Pedro Cortes and Larraz made his pastoral visit to the parish of Huehuetenango had a population of five thousand 49 people, of whom 916 live in the village of Huehuetenango and the rest in their villages annexed San Lorenzo, San Sebastian Huehuetenango , Santa Isabel, San Juan Atit, Santiago Chimaltenango, San Pedro nectar and Santo Domingo. The San Sebastian was more populous, with 1384 inhabitants.
From the economic point of view, during the colonial period, the population had increased importance of Chiantla, by mines and raising sheep on the farms of the senior. However, in Huehuetenango was a major activity of tissue, thanks to the wool Chiantla.
In September 1821, by the contact that you had to Chiapas, Mexico, and without knowing the events of Sept. 15 in Guatemala, the municipality of Huehuetenango, in the 20th meeting stated that Huehuetenango is independent of Spain and would remain united Guatemala, provided that “this embrace the party of independence.” Topped the municipality Mr. Juan Manuel Recinos and Manuel Mendoza, mayors first and second, respectively.
By decree of the Constituent Assembly of November 12 of 1825, to Huehuetenango was awarded the title of Villa. By decree of May 8 of 1866 created the Department of Huehuetenango. The sanctuary was elevated to a city on November 23 of 1886.
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Comments (1)
Huehuetenango es el mas bello departamento en Guatemala como lo son todos los demas yo soy guatemalteca y estoy orgullosa de serlo no me importa lo que digan QUE VIVA GUATEMALA………..