Sacatepéquez () was a city in
Guatemala from November 21, 1542 until July 29, 1773 when it was destroyed by the
Santa Marta earthquake. Sacatepéquez means ''grasshill'' and gave its name to the
Sacatepéquez Department
Sacatepéquez () is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The name comes from Sacatepéquez, a city from November 21, 1542, until July 29, 1773, when it was destroyed by the 1773 Guatemalan Earthquake (Santa Marta Earthquake). Sacatepéquez ...
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Sacatepéquez and
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala (), commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque-influenced archite ...
were the two municipalities belonging to the department of
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On September 12, 1839, the department of Sacatepéquez was created, getting its name from the former city.
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala (), commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque-influenced archite ...
was made the capital.
See also
Chajoma
The Chajoma () were a Kaqchikel-speaking Maya people of the Late Postclassic period, with a large kingdom in the highlands of Guatemala. According to the indigenous chronicles of the K'iche' and the Kaqchikel, there were three principal Postclas ...
Populated places established in 1542
Municipalities of the Sacatepéquez Department
History of Guatemala
Destroyed cities
1542 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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