This article is about the ruler. For the Association football team, see C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo. For the city, see Ciudad Tecún Umán.
Tecun Uman
Born
1500?
Guatemala
Died
February 20, 1524
Guatemala
Tecun Uman[1] (1500? – February 20, 1524) was one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now Guatemala. According to the Kaqchikel annals, he was slain by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado while waging battle against the Spanish and their allies on the approach to Quetzaltenango on 12 February 1524. Tecun Uman was declared Guatemala's official national hero on March 22, 1960, and is commemorated on February 20, the popular anniversary of his death. Tecun Uman has inspired a wide variety of activities ranging from the production of statues and poetry to the retelling of the legend in the form of folkloric dances to prayers. Despite this, Tecun Uman's existence is not well documented, and it has proven to be difficult to separate the man from the legend.
^Alternate transliterations include Tecún Umán, Tecúm Umán, Tecúm Umam, Tekun Umam, etc.
TecunUman (1500? – February 20, 1524) was one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now Guatemala. According to the...
by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado and his confrontation with TecunUman, ruler of K'iche' kingdom of Q'umarkaj. Although the dance is more closely...
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to seek out a western sea route to the Pacific Ocean. February 20 – TecunUman, the K'iche' Maya ruler of Guatemala's highlands, is killed in a battle...
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seized or were arrested, forcing migrants to travel on foot. On entering TecúnUmán on 18 October 2018, the caravan numbered around 5,000, but began shrinking...
to refer to all heads of chiefdoms whom they encountered: Cuauhtémoc, TecunUman, Tenamaxtli, Atlácatl, Lempira, Nicarao (cacique), Tupac Amaru II Sachem...
its inhabitants. Although the common view is that the Kʼicheʼ prince TecunUman died in the later battle near Olintepeque, the Spanish accounts are clear...
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accompanied the hero, TecúnUmán, prince of the Quiché (K'iche') Maya, during his battle against Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado. Tecún, equipped with...
year. Other lines previously existing in Guatemala (such as to Ciudad TecúnUmán on the border with Mexico, to Anguiatú in El Salvador and to Puerto San...
find it deserted. Although the common view is that the Kʼicheʼ prince TecunUman died in the later battle near Olintepeque, the Spanish accounts are clear...
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Color Description Remark Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Q0.50 Brown TecúnUmán, Prince and Commander-and-Chief of the Quiche Realm during the Spanish...
23 on page 96 in 1944. The genus name of Tecunumania is in honour of TecunUman (1500? – February 20, 1524), who was one of the last rulers of the K'iche'...
allies, Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado defeated and killed the Maya ruler TecúnUmán here[citation needed]. When Alvarado conquered the city for Spain in the...
pine P. serotina – pond pine P. taeda – loblolly pine P. tecunumanii – TecunUman pine P. teocote – ocote pine P. vallartensis Subsection Contortae is native...
– same 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Guatemala – at Ciudad TecúnUmán, – break-of-gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge / 914 mm (3 ft)...
typically as their first language. Mam (Maya mythology) Kayb'il B'alam TecunUman Takalik Abaj "Resultados Censo 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional...
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