Tz'utujil

The Tz'utujil are a Native American people, one of the 21 Mayan ethnic groups that dwell in Guatemala. Together with the Xinkas, Gar?funas (Black Caribs) and the Ladinos, they make up the 24 ethnic groups in this relatively small country.

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The term Tz'utujil also denotes their native language, and their nation in pre-Columbian times, a part of the ancient Maya civilization.

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The Tz'utujil date from the post-classic period (circa 900-1,500 A.C.) of the Maya civilization, inhabiting the southern watershed of Lake Atitl?n, in the Solola region of the Guatemalan highlands.

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Today they dwell in the towns of San Juan La Laguna, San Pablo La Laguna, San Marcos La Laguna, San Pedro La Laguna, Santiago Atitl?n and a very few in San Lucas Tolim?n, although they used to inhabit a much wider region. In 1523 the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, with the help of the Kaqchikel Maya, defeated them in a battle close to the town of Panajachel in which they lost a portion of their lands, and the control of the lake.

Native American: REDIRECT Native Americans...

Mayan: The adjective Mayan refers to a people of what is now parts of Mexico and Central America, their culture, language, and history....

Guatemala: :For the city, see Guatemala City....

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