Spanish conquest of Guatemala

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conquest historical event military campaign

The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.

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Label	Occurrences
Spanish conquest of Guatemala canonical	11
Spanish conquest of Petén	2
Spanish colonial forces in Guatemala	1
Spanish conquest of Central America	1
conquest of Guatemala	1

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Target entity: Spanish conquest of Guatemala
Context triple: [Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, followedBy, Spanish conquest of Guatemala]

A. Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
B. Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
C. Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
D. Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
E. Christianization of central Mexico
The Christianization of central Mexico was the widespread conversion of Indigenous peoples to Christianity following Spanish colonization, marked by missionary campaigns, the destruction and repurposing of native temples, and the blending of Catholic and pre-Hispanic religious practices.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Spanish conquest of Guatemala
Target entity description: The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.

A. Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
B. Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
C. Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
D. Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1979 to 1992 between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and leftist guerrilla groups, marked by widespread human rights abuses and significant civilian casualties.
E. Christianization of central Mexico
The Christianization of central Mexico was the widespread conversion of Indigenous peoples to Christianity following Spanish colonization, marked by missionary campaigns, the destruction and repurposing of native temples, and the blending of Catholic and pre-Hispanic religious practices.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conquest ⓘ historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Captaincy General of Guatemala ⓘ linked to: Guatemala Captaincy General
belligerent	Maya polities ⓘ linked to: Maya civilization Spanish Empire ⓘ other indigenous groups in Guatemala ⓘ
commander	Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ Gonzalo de Alvarado ⓘ linked to: Pedro de Alvarado Jorge de Alvarado ⓘ linked to: Pedro de Alvarado Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ indigenous allied leaders ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
describedBySource	Spanish colonial chronicles ⓘ indigenous Maya accounts ⓘ
effect	demographic collapse of indigenous populations ⓘ integration of Guatemalan territory into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ introduction of the encomienda system in Guatemala ⓘ reorganization of indigenous communities into reducciones ⓘ
endTime	late 17th century ⓘ
followedBy	consolidation of the Captaincy General of Guatemala ⓘ
hasCause	expansion of Spanish colonial rule ⓘ religious motives of Christianization ⓘ search for wealth and resources ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
location	Central America ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ
mainAdversary	Itza Maya ⓘ Kaqchikel Maya ⓘ linked to: Kaqchikel Kʼicheʼ Maya ⓘ linked to: Kʼicheʼ Mam Maya ⓘ linked to: Mam Maya peoples ⓘ linked to: Huastec Poqomam Maya ⓘ other indigenous peoples of Guatemala ⓘ
partOf	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ Spanish conquest of Central America ⓘ linked to: Spanish conquest of Guatemala
result	Spanish victory ⓘ creation of the Captaincy General of Guatemala ⓘ establishment of colonial rule in Guatemala ⓘ incorporation of Guatemala into the Spanish Empire ⓘ spread of Christianity in Guatemala ⓘ subjugation of many Maya polities ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Quetzaltenango ⓘ campaigns against the Itza in Petén ⓘ conquest of Iximche ⓘ fall of Qʼumarkaj ⓘ
startTime	1523 ⓘ 1524 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire → followedBy → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Spanish conquest of Guatemala → partOf → Spanish conquest of Central America ⓘ

linked to: Spanish conquest of Guatemala

Pedro de Alvarado → notableWork → conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

linked to: Spanish conquest of Guatemala

Pedro de Alvarado → participantIn → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Battle of Quetzaltenango → conflictType → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Battle of Quetzaltenango → relatedTo → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Spanish conquest of El Salvador → follows → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Spanish conquest of Honduras → follows → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Jorge de Alvarado → participatedIn → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Lienzo de Quauhquechollan → depicts → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Lienzo de Quauhquechollan → relatedTo → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Tayasal → partOfHistoricalEvent → Spanish conquest of Petén ⓘ

linked to: Spanish conquest of Guatemala

Tayasal archaeological site → conqueredBy → Spanish colonial forces in Guatemala ⓘ

linked to: Spanish conquest of Guatemala

Battle of Acajutla → relatedTo → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

Itza people → faced → Spanish conquest of Petén ⓘ

linked to: Spanish conquest of Guatemala

Alvarado family of conquistadors → associatedWith → Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ

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