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to Guatemala’s colonial history begins with the arrival of the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado in 1524 and ends with the declaration of independence in Guatemala in 1821. While Guatemala was part of the Viceroyalty of Mexico, operated separately as captain-general and included what is now Chiapas, part of Yucatan, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

“La Antigua Guatemala, the colonial capital of Central America, was founded with the name of Santiago de Guatemala in 1543. It was the cultural, economic, religious, political and educational for the entire region until the capital moved to Guatemala City today after a devastating earthquake in 1773. The conquerors chose the location because the old capital had flooded in 1541. The valley provided a suitable water source and gives u or n of the best climates in the world. The fertile soil surrounding Antigua also consist of an attraction. Read the rest of this entry »