Poqomam
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The Poqomam are a Maya people in Guatemala
. Their indigenous language is also called Poqomam
and is closely related to Poqomchi'
. Notable Poqomam settlements are located in Chinautla
(Guatemala (department)
), Palín
(Escuintla
), and in San Luis Jilotepeque
(Jalapa
). Before the Spanish Conquest
, the Poqomam had their capital at Chinautla Viejo.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. Their indigenous language is also called Poqomam
Poqomam language
Poqomam is a Mayan language, closely related to Poqomchi’. It is spoken by approximately 49,000 people in several small pockets in Guatemala, the largest of which is in the Alta Verapaz department but which extend to El Salvador....
and is closely related to Poqomchi'
Poqomchi' language
Poqomchi’ is a Mayan language spoken by the Poqomchi’ Maya of Guatemala, and is very closely related to Poqomam. Its two main dialects, eastern and western, were spoken by 90,000 or so people in the year 2000, in Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, and in the following municipalities of Alta Verapaz: Santa...
. Notable Poqomam settlements are located in Chinautla
Chinautla
Chinautla is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 77,071, making it the ninth-largest city in the country and the seventh largest in the Guatemala Department....
(Guatemala (department)
Guatemala (department)
Guatemala is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital.The department covers a surface area of 2,126 km², and had a population of 2,541,581 at the 2002 census.- Municipalities :...
), Palín
Palín
Palín may refer to:* Palín, Escuintla, municipality in the Escuintla Department of Guatemala* Palín, Michalovce District, village in the Michalovce District of Slovakia...
(Escuintla
Escuintla (department)
Escuintla is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its capital is the city of Escuintla. The department of Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region to the South of Guatemala-City, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of...
), and in San Luis Jilotepeque
San Luis Jilotepeque
San Luis Jilotepeque is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala....
(Jalapa
Jalapa (department)
Jalapa is a department of Guatemala, in the south east-of the republic. The capital is the city of Jalapa.In 2000 the department of Jalapa had an estimated population of 390,500. The majority is ladino, of predominantly European descent, with sizable minorities of K'iche' and Poqomam Maya...
). Before the Spanish Conquest
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Colonial expansion under the Spanish Empire was initiated by the Spanish conquistadores and developed by the Monarchy of Spain through its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions...
, the Poqomam had their capital at Chinautla Viejo.