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Guatemala

Guatemala is a region of Central America, home to Maya peoples and their states. It lay beyond the core of the Aztec Empire, whose trading and military reach extended towards the region. After the fall of the Aztecs, Spanish forces campaigned into Guatemala, bringing it into the Spanish colonial order.

Guatemala
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Aztec EmpireMilitaryTeotihuacanMilitaryNew SpainFoundation, GovernanceFederal Republic of Central AmericaFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline, SummaryRepublic of NicaraguaFoundationRepublic of HondurasFoundation, ImpactRepublic of El SalvadorFoundation, MilitaryRepublic of GuatemalaFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Impact, Decline, SummaryMesoamerican religionOrigins, Texts, Spread, LegacyNahuatlChange, Summary

Mentioned in 10 state histories

YaxchilanK'iche' kingdomState of GuatemalaFederal Republic of Central AmericaState of Los AltosRepublic of El SalvadorRepublic of GuatemalaBritish HondurasFederation of Central America (1921-1922)Belize

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Guatemala. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guatemala
MLA
“Guatemala.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guatemala. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Guatemala.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guatemala.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Guatemala’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guatemala (Accessed: ).

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