History Of Guatemala City
Human settlement on the present site of Guatemala City began with the Maya people, Maya who built a city at Kaminaljuyu. The Spanish conquest of Guatemala, Spanish colonists established a small town, which was made a capital city in 1775. At this period the Central Square with the Cathedral of Guatemala City, Cathedral and Royal Palace were constructed. After Act of Independence of Central America, Central American independence from Spain the city became the capital of the United Provinces of Central America in 1821. The 19th century saw the construction of the monumental Carrera Theater (Guatemala), Carrera Theater in the 1850s, and the Presidential Palace in the 1890s. At this time the city was expanding around the ''30 de junio'' Boulevard and elsewhere, displacing Indigenous peoples of the Americas, native settlements from the ancient site. 1917 Guatemala earthquake, Earthquakes in 1917–1918 destroyed many historic structures. Under Jorge Ubico (1878–1946, ruled 19 ...
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