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Ligia Hernández Gómez
Ligia Iveth Hernández Gómez (born 26 September 1981) is a Guatemalan attorney and politician. A founding member of Semilla (political party), Semilla party, she was member of the Congress of Guatemala for Guatemala Department district from 2020 to 2024, having been elected in 2019 Guatemalan general election, 2019 general election. After differences within her party, she did not run for re-election in the 2023 Guatemalan general election, 2023 general election, although she has participated in the electoral campaign and is part of the party's legal team. Ligia Iveth Hernández Gómez was arrested on August 15, 2024, becoming the first official of Bernardo Arévalo's government to be detained on corruption charges. Despite the allegations, Hernández maintains her innocence and denies any involvement in illicit activities. Her arrest has sparked a significant support campaign that has emerged organically, mobilizing citizens and organizations that stand by her integrity and her r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala City
Guatemala City (, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate), is the Capital city, national capital and largest city of the Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. It is also the Municipalities of Guatemala, municipal capital of the Guatemala Department and the most populous urban metropolitan area in Central America. The city is located in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita () in the south-central part of the country. Guatemala City is the site of the native Maya civilization, Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu in Mesoamerica, which was occupied primarily between 1500 BCE and 1200 CE. The present city was founded by the Spanish after their colonial capital, now called Antigua Guatemala, was destroyed by the devastating 1773 Guatemala earthquake, 1773 Santa Marta earthquake and its aftershocks. It became the third royal capital of the surrounding Captaincy General of Guatemala; which itself was part of the larger Viceroyalty of New Spain in imperial Spanish America and remained und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
