Kaqchikel people
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The Kaqchikel people are an indigenous Maya group of the Guatemalan highlands, known for their distinct Mayan language, rich weaving and agricultural traditions, and enduring cultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaqchikel people canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Maya calendar use in rituals
ⓘ
Maya cosmology ⓘ indigenous governance structures ⓘ traditional communal land practices ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| encounteredConqueror | Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Maya ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Iximche ⓘ |
| historicalDocument | Annals of the Kaqchikels ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Postclassic Maya period
|
| knownFor |
backstrap-loom weaving
ⓘ
colorful traditional textiles ⓘ indigenous community organization ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ ritual practices tied to the agricultural calendar ⓘ |
| language |
Kaqchikel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaqchikel language
|
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| populationCountry | Guatemala ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Guatemala Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Guatemalan Highlands
central Guatemala ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kʼicheʼ people
ⓘ
Mam people ⓘ Qʼeqchiʼ people ⓘ Tz'utujil people ⓘ
surface form:
Tzʼutujil people
other Maya peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Christianity
Maya religion ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ syncretic Maya-Catholic practices ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
bean cultivation
ⓘ
coffee cultivation ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Chimaltenango Department
ⓘ
Guatemala Department ⓘ Sacatepéquez Department ⓘ Sololá Department ⓘ |
| UNESCOIntangibleHeritageContext | Mayan textile traditions of Guatemala ⓘ |
| writingSystemHistoricallyUsed | Maya script ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.