Zaculeu
Sign in to saveZaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the highlands of western Guatemala, about outside the modern city of Huehuetenango. Occupation at the site dates to the Early Classic period (AD 250–600) of Mesoamerican history. Zaculeu was the capital of the Postclassic Mam kingdom, and was conquered by the Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj. It displays a mixture of Mam and Kʼicheʼ style architecture.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Zaculeu
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Saqulew
- Ancient site.image
- Zacuelu3A.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 280px
- Ancient site.caption
- Plaza 1 with Structure 6 at the left and Structure 1 at the right. The small platforms in the plaza are Structures 11 and 12.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Mesoamerica
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location within Mesoamerica
- Ancient site.location
- Huehuetenango
- Ancient site.region
- Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
- Ancient site.built
- Early Classic c.AD 250–600
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 1525
- Ancient site.epochs
- Early Classic to Late Postclassic
- Ancient site.cultures
- Maya civilization
- Ancient site.event
- Conquered by:Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj (Postclassic) Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras of Spain (1525)
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1940s
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- John M. Dimick
- Ancient site.architectural_styles
- Mesoamerican pyramids with talud-tablero style architecture and double stairways
- Ancient site.notes
- Restored by United Fruit Company (Late 1940s) Responsible body: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology and location
- History
- Kʼicheʼ conquest
- Spanish conquest
- Modern history
- Site description
- Plazas
- Structures
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Zaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the highlands of western Guatemala, about outside the modern city of Huehuetenango. Occupation at the site dates to the Early Classic period (AD 250–600) of Mesoamerican history. Zaculeu was the capital of the Postclassic Mam kingdom, and was conquered by the Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj. It displays a mixture of Mam and Kʼicheʼ style architecture.
In AD 1525 the city was attacked by Spanish conquistadors under Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras during a siege that lasted several months. Kayb'il B'alam, the city's last ruler, finally surrendered to the Spanish due to starvation.
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