Lienzo de Quauhquechollan

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The Lienzo de Quauhquechollan is a 16th-century indigenous Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript that visually narrates the participation of Quauhquechollan allies in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican codex
historical document
indigenous map
pictorial manuscript
associatedWith Nahua communities in Guatemala
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
country Guatemala
creator Nahua painters from Quauhquechollan
culturalContext Mesoamerican
Nahua NERFINISHED
currentLocation Guatemala City NERFINISHED
Universidad Francisco Marroquín NERFINISHED
date 16th century
depicts Quauhquechollan warriors
Spanish conquest of Guatemala NERFINISHED
Spanish soldiers
battles against highland Maya polities
campaigns led by Pedro de Alvarado
indigenous allies of the Spanish
participation of Quauhquechollan allies in the conquest of Guatemala
routes of conquest from central Mexico to Guatemala
towns and regions in present-day Guatemala
digitizedBy Universidad Francisco Marroquín NERFINISHED
function historical record
territorial claim
testimony of indigenous participation in conquest
genre conquest lienzo
hasDigitalReconstruction yes
language Nahuatl pictographic writing
material canvas
originatesFrom Quauhquechollan NERFINISHED
central Mexico
period early colonial period in New Spain
perspective indigenous viewpoint on the conquest of Guatemala
recoveredBy Universidad Francisco Marroquín researchers
regionDepicted Guatemalan highlands
Soconusco region NERFINISHED
central Mexico
relatedTo Pedro de Alvarado NERFINISHED
Quauhquechollan people NERFINISHED
Spanish conquest of Guatemala NERFINISHED
scriptType pictographic
significance earliest known map of Guatemala from an indigenous perspective
key source for the role of indigenous allies in the conquest of Guatemala
subject Spanish–indigenous alliances
colonial expansion into Guatemala
indigenous military campaigns
technique polychrome painting

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