San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz
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San Jerónimo is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. The municipality is situated at 940 metres above sea level and has a population of 25,459. It covers an area of 275
Hacienda and church of the Order of Preachers in San Jerónimco in 1844. Drawing by M. Van Lockhoet.
Airplane being fueled on San Jerónimo aviation field in 1928. This airport served the Baja Verapaz Department region.
Mataquescuintla
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Mataquescuintla is a town and municipality in the Jalapa department of south-east Guatemala. It covers 262 square kilometres.
Mataquescuintla seen from Miramundo and Pino Dulce
Doctor Mariano Gálvez during his time as Head of State of Guatemala (1831-1838)
A two real coin with the image of General Rafael Carrera, president of Guatemala between 1844 and 1865 and founder of the Republic of Guatemala in 1847. He was the first mestizo ruler of Latin America, and used Mataquescuintla as the center of operations for his military actions; he had the support of the mestizo and indigenous peasants of the region.