Sacapulas
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Sacapulas is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.
The Municipal building in Sacapulas
The difficult terrain and remoteness of the Cuchumatanes made their conquest difficult.
San Juan Cotzal
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San Juan Cotzal is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. San Juan Cotzal is part of the Ixil Community, along with Santa María Nebaj and San Gaspar Chajul.
Sacapulas
…as news of the battle reached them. The Spanish continued east towards Uspantán to find it defended by ten thousand warriors, including forces from Cotzal, Cunén, Sacapulas and Verapaz. The Spaniards were barely able to organise a defence before the defending army attacked. Although heavily outnumbered…
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Huipil San Juan Cotzal 1990 01