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	Captaincy General of Guatemala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although it became one of the richest of the New World capitals, this city was itself ordered abandoned in 1776, after further earthquakes destoyed it.
		The third capital was the modern-day Guatemala City.
		The Captaincy was effectively ended in 1821, when the Guatemalan elite rebelled against Spain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingdom_of_Guatemala (153 words)

	History of Guatemala
		Guatemala gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1821; it briefly became part of the Mexican Empire and then for a period belonged to a federation called the United Provinces of Central America, until the federation broke up in civil war in 1838-1840 (See: History of Central America).
		Guatemala's Rafael Carrera[?] was instrumental in leading the revolt against the Federal government and breaking apart the Union.
		Guatemala's "Liberal Revolution" came in 1871 under the leadership of Justo Rufino Barrios, who worked to modernize the country, improve trade, and introduce new crops and manufacturing.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hi/History_of_Guatemala.html (2582 words)

	History of Guatemala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guatemala gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1821; it briefly became part of the Mexican Empire and then for a period belonged to a federation called The United Provinces of Central America, until the federation broke up in civil war in 1838–1840 (See: History of Central America).
		In 1944, General Jorge Ubico's dictatorship was overthrown by the "October Revolutionaries", a group of dissident military officers, students, and liberal professionals who were empowered by the wave of revolutions that swept up old, unpopular dictatorships in Venezuela, Cuba, and El Salvador around the same time.
		Guatemala held presidential, legislative, and municipal elections on November 7, 1999, and a runoff presidential election on December 26.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Guatemala (3605 words)

	Guatemala - MSN Encarta
		Guatemala became the center of government, commerce, and religion in the region, as well as the major province of the kingdom.
		Colonial Guatemala produced relatively little of value for the Spanish Empire, except for a little cacao, until the 18th century.
		Guatemala City remained the capital of the kingdom, but the loss of indigo-rich El Salvador was a blow to the power of the Guatemalan merchant elite.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556126_8/Guatemala.html (1041 words)

	Belize - Guatemala Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Whatever the merits of such a general title, it had to be translated into effective acts of occupation and jurisdiction since otherwise rival powers would inevitably have taken the lead in establishing their own territorial claims, as in fact happened in the Americas and elsewhere.
		Guatemala argued in this connection that the decision should be based on "the sheer factual situation" existing in 1821, "in conformity with the fact…the fact being what the Spanish monarch had himself laid down, or permitted, or acquiesced in, or tolerated, as between Province and Province…".
		In support of this position Guatemala further recalled the view it had maintained in the mediation effort undertaken by the United States in 1918-1919, in the context of which Guatemala had referred to "the improper formula of uti possidetis" and that the only relevant aspect should be the "factual situation".
	www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz /library/legal_opinion/appendices2.html (4604 words)

	Nicaragua - Colonial Rule
		The governor, or captain general, was appointed by the Spanish king and was responsible to him; in fact, the colony was sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of Guatemala.
		The Captaincy General of Guatemala was generally neglected by Spain.
		Throughout the captaincy general, cities came to be associated with one or the other of these political factions, depending on the basis of the economy of each.
	countrystudies.us /nicaragua/6.htm (1007 words)

	Antigua Guatemala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua) is a city in the central mountains of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish New World Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruined churches.
		Founded on March 10, 1543 after the nearby town of Ciudad Vieja was destroyed in a flood, Antigua Guatemala was for more than 200 years the seat of the military governor of the Spanish colony of Guatemala, a large region that included almost all of present-day Central America.
		Shortly after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, the first capital was on a site part way up this mountain, which was destroyed by a flood and mudslide when an earthquake let loose the water from the crater, and the city of Guatemala was moved down the valley to the current Antigua.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antigua_Guatemala (639 words)

	History of GUATEMALA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The long narrow strip of central America, known in its entirety to the Spanish as Guatemala, is among the earliest of colonial conquests on the mainland.
		In 1539 it is established as the captaincy general of Guatemala.
		The transition to statehood is far from smooth, for the other constituent provinces of the old captaincy general of Guatemala (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica) have intentions which are often at odds with the central government in Guatemala City.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac12 (1309 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| North America - Guatemala
		Guatemala's social indicators, such as infant mortality and illiteracy, are among the worst in the hemisphere.
		Guatemala is a significant transit country for alien smuggling, both from neighboring Central American countries and Ecuador and from China, Taiwan, and South Asia; aliens often are smuggled to the United States.
		Guatemala was a significant producer of opium poppy in the late 80's and early 90's, but steady aerial eradication operations during 1990-1996 significantly reduced the poppy crop.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/namerica/guatemala.html (11620 words)

	Belize - Guatemala Relations
		Guatemala contends that the area between the Sibun River and the Sarstoon River formed a part of the Spanish Empire.
		Guatemala denies Belize’s title to the cayes and islands on the allegation that no title can accrue to Belize because the islands were “usurped”.
		The argument of Guatemala that both the permissive and the prohibitive language of the treaties of 1783 and 1786 excluded the islands specifically and by implication is rendered ineffectual because any intent of these treaties was overtaken by the uncontroverted fact of British possession for a long period prior to 1850.
	www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz /library/utipossidetis.html (3112 words)

	Belize-Guatemala Territorial Issue - Chapter 6
		Guatemala was not in favour of the dispute being examined purely on a legal basis.
		Guatemala's troop build-up at the border was a conscious shift on Guatemala's part from the traditional ways of negotiating and using diplomatic channels, to the use of force.
		Guatemala at the time, embarked on a regional campaign to gain support for its cause in the dispute.
	www.belizenet.com /bzeguat/chap6.html (1196 words)

	History of Guatemala
		The Mayan civilization flourished throughout much of Guatemala and the surrounding region long before the Spanish arrived, but it was already in decline when the Mayans were defeated by Pedro de Alvarado in 1523-24.
		Guatemala gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1821; it briefly became part of the Mexican Empire, and then for a period belonged to a federation called the United Provinces of Central America.
		These problems, in addition to issues related to the often violent harassment and intimidation by unknown assailants of human rights activists, judicial workers, journalists, and witnesses in human rights trials, led the government to begin serious attempts in 2001 to open a national dialogue to discuss the considerable challenges facing the country.
	infotut.com /geography/Guatemala (3243 words)

	Travel in Guatemala City - Guatemala - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala, the largest city in Central America, and the political, social, cultural, and economic centre of Guatemala.
		Guatemala City was founded in 1776 to replace Antigua Guatemala, which had been virtually destroyed by an earthquake in 1773, as the capital of the captaincy general of Guatemala.
		After independence from Spain was declared in 1821, Guatemala City served successively as the capital of the province of Central America under the Mexican Empire of Agustin de Iturbide (1822-23), the Central American Federation (1823-33), the state, and, finally, the independent Republic of Guatemala.
	www.americatravelling.net /guatemala/guatemala_city/guatemala_city_history.htm (555 words)

	Central America - MSN Encarta
		The Creole elite in the captaincy general of Guatemala followed Mexico’s lead and severed its allegiance to Spain in 1821.
		In 1834 the liberals moved the capital from Guatemala to El Salvador, but their policies still faced bitter opposition and rebellion from conservative members of the elite and the rural masses.
		After the Guatemalan peasant leader Rafael Carrera captured Guatemala City in 1838, the federation began to disintegrate; the federal president, Francisco Morazán, finally resigned in 1840.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574502_6/Central_America.html (840 words)

	i. Guatemala and Central America. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		In the captaincy general of Guatemala (Guatemala, San Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Chiapas), liberals campaigned for free trade, a more representative government, and the dissolution of fueros and monopolies.
		The captain general repressed them and subdued other rebellions in the provinces of San Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (1811–12).
		Influenced by the launching of the Plan de Iguala in Mexico, a junta of liberals and moderates convened in Guatemala City to declare independence, with the captain general as leader.
	www.bartleby.com /67/1655.html (276 words)

	Country Info - About Guatemala
		Unlike Honduras, Guatemala's population is split fairly evenly between Ladino (56 percent) and indigenous groups descended from the Maya (44 percent).
		The central highlands (Guatemala City, Antigua, Lake Atitlan) can be quite hot during the day (temperatures can reach 90 degrees F in March and April) but temperatures invariably fall to 40 degrees or 50 degrees at night.
		Guatemala's president is the head of state and the head of government.
	www.holbrooktravel.com /pages/naturetours/country_info/guatemala.aspx (1850 words)

	antigua guatemala
		Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773 but its principal monuments are still preserved as ruins.
		In the space of under three centuries the city, which was built on a grid pattern inspired by the Italian Renaissance, acquired a number of superb monuments.
		Antigua Guatemala is a market town for the surrounding highland producers of coffee beans, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, and vegetables.
	riodulce.net /destinations/antigua.htm (260 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		General Mejia claimed that certain "religious fanatics" were abusing their positions in the government and that corruption had to be weeded out.
		Guatemala's police forces were reorganized, including the dissolution of the Department of Technical Investigations (DIT), the plainclothes arm of the national police widely considered to have engaged in extortion, robbery, and political kidnapings and assassinations.
		On the international front, Guatemala under the Serrano administration increased cooperation in counternarcotics matters with the U.S. to eradicate opium poppy cultivation in Guatemala and to reduce Guatemala's growing role as a transit point for Colombian-produced cocaine destined for the U.S. market.
	burns.dcb.du.edu /history.asp?id=28 (1943 words)

	Nicaragua HISTORY
		During the next 300 years—most of the colonial period—Nicaragua was ruled as part of the captaincy-general of Guatemala.
		The next year, he was elected by a rather suspicious 89% of the vote.
		In 1962, a law was passed prohibiting relatives within four generations from immediately succeeding Luis Somoza as president.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Americas/Nicaragua-HISTORY.html (2596 words)

	Guatemala (08/04)
		Guatemala's judiciary is independent; however, it suffered during 2003 from inefficiency, corruption, and intimidation.
		Guatemala's social development indicators, such as infant mortality and illiteracy, are among the worst in the hemisphere.
		Guatemala has a long-standing claim to a large portion of Belize; the territorial dispute caused problems with the United Kingdom and later with Belize following its 1981 independence from the U.K. In December 1989, Guatemala sponsored Belize for permanent observer status in the Organization of American States (OAS).
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/g/47464.htm (5498 words)

	netcyclo: Honduras: History 3
		The audiencia was a Spanish governmental unit encompassing both judicial and legislative functions whose president held the additional titles of governor and captain general (hence the alternative name of Captaincy General of Guatemala).
		The location of the capital was bitterly resented by the more populous centers in Guatemala and El Salvador, and in 1549 the capital of the audiencia was moved to Antigua, Guatemala.
		The subordination of Honduras to the Captaincy General of Guatemala had been reaffirmed with the move of the capital to Antigua, and the status of Honduras as a province within the Captaincy General of Guatemala would be maintained until independence.
	www.netcyclo.com /places/polit/nations/honduras/ho-his03.htm (1389 words)

	captaincy - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The captaincy general of Guatemala extended from Chiapas (present-day Mexico’s...
		Chiapas : history : captaincy general of Guatemala: Guatemala
		Several Spanish conquerors competed for control of the Central American isthmus until the Spanish monarchy united the entire region as an audiencia...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /captaincy.html (129 words)

	Guatemala: General Information: History
		Hunting and foraging groups spread into the area that is now Guatemala prior to 2500 B.C.E., and some settled into farming villages whose subsistence was based on crops such as corn, beans, squash and chili peppers, in addition to hunting and foraging.
		The complex society incorporated artisans, architects, merchants, warriors, priest astronomers, experts of medicine, mathematicians and farmers who engaged in labor-intensive irrigation systems and slash and burn agriculture, all of whom contributed to a cycle of seasonal rituals and ceremonies.
		Guatemala?s third capital, Guatemala City, was founded in 1776, after Antigua was abandoned.
	www.ahguatemala.com /general_information/history (1664 words)

	glbtq >> social sciences >> Guatemala
		A republic in Central America with the third largest area in the region, Guatemala is, after Mexico, the largest of the Central American countries in population, with about 11.5 million people.
		After the Spanish conquest, the administrative entity called Captaincy General of Guatemala comprised an area that today comprehends six countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua).
		Actress, singer, and writer Christine Jorgenson was not the first male-to-female transsexual to undergo sex reassignment surgery, but the publicity surrounding her case enabled her to educate the public about the differences between homosexuality, transvestism, and transsexualtiy.
	www.glbtq.com /social-sciences/guatemala.html (888 words)

	Guatemala (05/02)
		Guatemala's 1985 constitution provides for a separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
		Guatemala is a signatory to the Rio Pact and is a member of the Central American Defense Council (CONDECA).
		Guatemala has a longstanding claim to a large portion of Belize; the territorial dispute caused problems with the United Kingdom and later with Belize following its 1981 independence from the U.K. In December 1989, Guatemala sponsored Belize for permanent observer status in the Organization of American States (OAS).
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/g/23901.htm (4939 words)

	FLY GUATEMALA - Come and visit Guatemala - Adventure Relax Nature Archaeology are waiting for you.
		The third capital, Guatemala City, was founded in 1776, after Antigua was abandoned.
		Rios Montt sought to defeat the guerrillas with military actions and economic reforms; in his words, "rifles and beans." In May 1982, the Conference of Catholic Bishops accused Rios Montt of being responsible for increased militarization of the country and for continuing military massacres of civilians.
		The human rights situation also improved during Arzu's tenure, and steps were taken to reduce the influence of the military in national affairs.
	www.flyguatemala.com /info/history.html (2591 words)

	Guatemala - Antigua Guatemala
		Antigua Guatemala is the capital of Sacatepéquez Department, near Guatemala City.
		Antigua Guatemala is situated in a narrow valley at the foot of the dormant volcano Agua (3,776 m/12,388 ft).
		Founded in 1542 after the nearby town of Ciudad Vieja was destroyed in a flood, Antigua Guatemala was for more than 200 years the seat of the military governor of the Spanish colony of Guatemala, a large region that included almost all of present-day Central America.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-GuatemalaAntigua.htm (271 words)

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