Sacatepéquez () was a city in
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
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, 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 Guatemala earthquake.
The capital of ...
.
Sacatepéquez and
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala (), commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the Guatemalan Highlands, central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque- ...
were the two municipalities belonging to the department of
.
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 Guatemalan Highlands, central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque- ...
was made the capital.
See also
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Chajoma
References
Populated places established in 1542
Municipalities of the Sacatepéquez Department
Former populated places in Guatemala
Destroyed populated places
1542 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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